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TO ORDER.UH, CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL COMMITTEE MEMBER COLE IRON ABSENT COMMITTEE MEMBER KM.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR CITY OF PETALUMA COMMITTEE WORK INVOLVES UNSEED LAND THAT IS THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THE COAST.
WE'D LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO STEWARDED AND CONTINUE TO STEWARD THIS LAND.
WE PAY OUR RESPECT TO THE PAST, PRESENT, AND EMERGING ELDERS AND CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE COAST.
DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO TAKE, TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT ARE WITHIN THE COMMITTEE'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, AND THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED UP TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE.
TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EQUAL SHARES TOTALING NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES.
UH, I'D LIKE NOW TO OPEN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK, UH, IF SPEAKERS WOULD LIKE TO BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DESK.
I DO WANNA MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED NO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON IN-PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKERS IN TURN UNTIL, OH, SORRY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, BRING THEIR SPEAKER CARDS TO THE CLERK'S DECK.
WE HAVE NONE, UH, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO, THERE ARE PRESENTATIONS FOR THIS MEETING.
OUR FIRST ITEM WILL BE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
SO THE NOVEMBER 12TH, 2020 12
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ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES? IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES, UH, MINUTES ARE APPROVED AND SINCE NOT EVERYONE IS PRESENT, HE WAS ATTENDING THE MEETING, WE'LL JUST APPROVE THEM AS IS.AND, UM, WE'LL DISCUSS THE FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026 MINUTES AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE FEBRUARY 26TH MEETING? IF THERE ARE AMONG NO COMMENTS, WE'LL CLOSE IT APPROVED.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION]
I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE MEETING ITEM NUMBER THREE.WE, WE INVITE UP LINDA STOKELY TO PRESENT HER PRESENTATION ON THE MCNAIR LANDING MURAL PROJECT.
I'M GONNA PULL UP THE PRESENTATION REALLY QUICK.
I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN PALOMA FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, A CITY WITH OVER 600 MURALS.
THEY'VE TURNED IT INTO A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN COMBINATION WITH THEIR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.
I CAME HOME AND, UM, THERE IS A WALL, A RETAINING WALL.
BUT THIS IS THE DESIGN THAT I'M THINKING OF.
SO THIS IS THE RETAINING WALL THAT RUNS ALONG THE PETALUMA RIVER FOR 175 FEET.
IT'S HAD GRAFFITI ON IT IN THE PAST, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME GRAY AREAS WHERE THE GRAFFITI HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER.
SO MY, UH, IDEA IS TO HAVE WAVES OR SOMETHING AQUATIC TO GO ALONG WITH THE RIVER.
THIS PARTICULAR WALL IS VIEWABLE FROM THE NEW RIVER PARK.
IT'S ALSO VIEWABLE FROM ALL THE BOATERS COMING IN.
THE KAYAKERS, THE PADDLE BOARDERS.
IT'S 175 FEET LONG, THREE TO FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT.
IT'S A CEMENT RETAINING WALL THAT BORDERS ON THE SIDEWALK, WHICH IS, WE CALL THE RIVER WALK ABOUT A QUARTER MILE LONG.
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SPOTS THAT HAD THE GRAFFITI.SO SURFACE PREPARATION WOULD BE, I CONSULTED WITH SEAN LYLE AT PETERSON'S PAINT, AND HE RECOMMENDED CLEANING THE WALL WITH A BRUSH AND SOAPY WATER.
NO NEED TO POWER WASH, APPLY AN ALL PURPOSE PRIMER AFTER THE SURFACE IS THOROUGHLY DRY.
THE WORK IS GONNA BE DONE BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.
THAT PART OF THE WORK, THE PREP WORK, UH, THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
AGAIN, WE'RE THINKING WAVES, FISH, SOMETHING THAT'S VERY VISIBLE FROM THE RIVER.
COUPLE MORE EXAMPLES UP THERE.
UM, COLOR PAD PATTERN SET PALETTE SUITED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS BECAUSE THIS IS SO VISIBLE.
IT'S ALSO FREQUENTED HIGH A LOT BY DOG WALKERS, HIKERS, PEOPLE FISHING FOR SPORT AND RELAXATION.
UM, SO I'VE STARTED REACHING OUT TO ARTISTS ABOUT THIS.
I'VE TALKED TO JOHNNY HIRSCH AND ALSO TO ANI CHER.
AND I'M GOING TO BE CONTACTING RICKY WATTS AS WELL AS OTHER ARTISTS IN THE AREA, UM, FOR, AND THAT, UM, ON THE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, CAN WE MOVE TO THAT SLIDE? LIED.
UM, ESTIMATED TWO GALLONS OF PRIMER ROLLERS TRAYS, PAINTER TAPE.
$120 DROP CLOTHS AND BRUSHES ARE GONNA BE DONATED BY VOLUNTEERS IN THE MCNAIR LANDING.
UH, SO FROM HERE THE, THE TIMELINE FOR ME IS THE SITE ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DONE.
I'M TALKING TO THE ARTIST ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT I'M GONNA BE RAISING MONEY IN HOPES OF GETTING THIS PAINTING, THIS MURAL DONE ON THE RIVER.
I THINK IT'LL ADD A LOT TO THE BEAUTY OF PETALUMA, ESPECIALLY WHERE IT'S THE ENTRANCE COMING IN FOR ALL THE BOATERS.
OH, AND IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN DONATING MONEY OR ASK QUESTIONS,
AND ALSO, IF ANY ARTISTS WANNA REACH OUT TO YOU, THEY'RE WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AND WE'LL PUT YOU IN CONTACT.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT'S BEYOND A HISTORIC DISTRICT, SO THERE ISN'T REALLY A REQUIREMENT, BUT BECAUSE IT DOES FACE THE RIVER PARK, WE REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO YOU.
AND DOES ANYBODY ON PUBLIC ART HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? I DO.
UM, WHAT IS YOUR BUDGET AND PLAN FOR REPAIRS AND, UM, COVERUPS? HOW CAN YOU TALK TO ME MORE ABOUT THE FUTURE? AND IF, LET'S SAY, I DO SEE THAT YOU HAVE PROJECTED, UM, FOR AN ANTI GRAFFITI COATING, RIGHT? BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THINGS STILL GET THROUGH.
SO IF THE MURAL WAS TO BE TAGGED OR MESSED UP, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE PLAN?
A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK THE RIVER WALK.
THE RIVER WALK IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
UM, I, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO JOHNNY HIRSH MUGLA ABOUT THIS, HE SAID THAT HE DOES, HE MAINTAINS HIS ART.
HE SAID THAT'S PART OF WORKING WITH ME IS THAT I COME BACK AND SEE THAT IT'S MAINTAINED.
SO BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY, US BEING A WATCHDOG AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING AN ANTI GRAFFITI ON IT, I MEAN, I REALLY DO BELIEVE WE HAVEN'T HAD, THE GRAFFITI WAS DONE YEARS AGO.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT ELEMENT HAS MOVED OUT OR WHAT, BUT I ALSO KNOW FROM TALKING TO MANY, MANY OF THE ARTISTS THAT THIS IS A WAY OF KEEPING PEOPLE FROM PUTTING GRAFFITI ON.
PETERSBURG FOUND OUT, THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING THESE WALLS THAT PEOPLE WERE PUTTING GRAFFITI ON, THEY DO MURALS.
AND ONCE A YEAR THEY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED THE SHINE FESTIVAL AND THEY HAVE ARTISTS COME OUR OWN RICKY WATTS HAS A, A PAINTING THERE AS WELL, A MURAL.
BUT I THINK THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING PROJECT AND THANK YOU FOR SPEARHEADING THIS.
AND IT'S SO, SO WONDERFUL TO SEE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST STEPPING UP AND MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? QUESTIONS ONLY OR COMMENTS AS WELL? SAME, YEAH.
UH, JUST SUGGESTIONS ON MAKING SOME CONNECTIONS.
I THINK DEFINITELY NEED TO TALK TO, SHOULD TALK TO THE RIVER PARK.
'CAUSE THIS BLENDS SO WELL TOGETHER AND YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE OF
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THE FOUNDERS IN THE AUDIENCE, SO DEFINITELY TALK TO THEM.UH, ALSO, UM, SOMEONE WHO I THINK WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT THIS IS THE, UM, THE CITY PLANNER RESPONSIBLE FOR MCNEAR LANDING.
ALSO ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PARK MEMBERS AND A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
IF YOU WANNA CONTACT ME, I CAN SET YOU UP WITH HANS.
I'M SURE HE'D LOVE TO SUPPORT THIS.
UH, AS FAR AS MATERIALS GO, IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY EASY LIST TO GET DONATED.
SEAN, YOU TALKED TO HIM, IS VERY GOOD ABOUT DONATING.
SO IS JEFF OVER AT REX? AND, UH, FRIEDMAN'S, IT SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO GET MOST OF WHAT YOU NEED DONATED, I BELIEVE.
SO IF I CAN HELP PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH ANYONE, JUST, JUST EMAIL ME.
I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
DO YOU WANNA OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN CASE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC HAS A COMMENT ABOUT THIS ITEM? I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DO WANNA MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
UM, DOES ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON TODAY? ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? Y YES.
AND THEN, UH, YOU CAN, YOU'LL HAVE TO FILL OUT A, A CARD AFTER YOU'RE DONE GIVING YOUR COMMENT.
UH, I'M DOUG CR WHAT AFTER? OH, OKAY.
I LIVE ON MCNAIR IN MCNAIR LANDING ON, UH, MCNAIR CIRCLE.
AND I TAKE THIS WALK MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES, UH, EITHER WITH MY DOG OR BY MYSELF.
AND, UH, THE GRAFFITI, UH, ISSUE HAS BEEN ONE OF CONCERN FOR MANY YEARS AND IT'S LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH IT, BUT LINDA'S PROJECT REALLY SEEMED LIKE A GREAT PROPOSAL.
AND I CAN PICTURE IT BEING SEEN BY THE KAYAKERS.
'CAUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF BOAT TRAFFIC COMING DOWN THE RIVER ALL THE TIME NOW.
AND IT'S REALLY A GREAT, UH, INCENTIVE TO HAVE A NICE MURAL.
I MEAN, IT'S PETALUMA'S MURAL CITY, AND THIS WOULD BE JUST ONE MORE ASPECT OF IT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THIS UP? YES.
HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WE RECEIVED? NONE.
I WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'RE NOW GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, COMMITTEE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
AND I'M JUST GONNA SPEAK FOR A MOMENT BEFORE THE ITEM, JUST TO KIND OF SET IT UP WITH THE STAFF REPORT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT BY THE PETALUMA ROTARY, UH, ABOUT THE PETALUMA BEACON PROJECT.
AND, UM, IN MY STAFF REPORT, I, I, UM, KIND OF OKE ABOUT WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT NOVEMBER.
UM, AND SINCE THAT MEETING, WE'VE, THE, THE ROTARY CLUB HAS COME BACK WITH A, A, A RESPONSE TO ALL OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAS BEEN REALLY ROBUST.
UM, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE PROPOSED PETALUMA SOUTH ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE CONCEPTUAL PETALUMA BEACON, DESIGNED BY ARTIST DAVID BEST, AND PROVIDE DESIGN FEEDBACK TO THE PROJECT'S APPLICANTS REGARDING THE SCALE, HEIGHT, LIGHTING, SIGHTING, OVERALL DESIGN, AND PROPOSED INSTALLATION.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PPAC WILL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED SCULPTURE AS A GIFT TO THE CITY OF PETALUMA FOR PERMANENT INSTALLATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ON PETALUMA BOULEVARD SOUTH AND CRYSTAL LANE.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT SUMMARY.
UM, THIS SITE IS 90 FEET IN DIAMETER FOR MANY ITERATIONS OF PUBLIC ART COMMITTEES.
IT'S IDENTIFIED AS A LOCATION THAT WAS PREFERRED FOR PUBLIC ART.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE ACTUALLY WENT AND TALKED ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT SITE.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, AS A FORMER COMMITTEE MEMBER, I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF ACCESS NEEDS BY CITY STAFF TO THE SITE.
IT KIND OF TOOK THE WIND OUT OF OUR SAILS AT FIRST TO FIND OUT THAT LIKE ESSENTIALLY FIVE LOCATIONS ON THE SITE NEED 10 FOOT ACCESS SURROUNDING THEM.
AND ALSO WE HAVE THE SONOMA COUNTY AQUEDUCT RUNNING BY IT.
SO IT'S LIKE, WE REALLY CAN'T MESS WITH THIS SITE IN A REALLY HARD WAY THAT TAKES UP THE WHOLE SURFACE AREA.
UM, IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, THE SITE ALSO HAD TREES, SHRUBS, UM, IRRIGATION.
SO THERE WERE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED OUT AND DEALT WITH.
UM, DIBBLE, THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR IS OFTEN THERE CHOPPING DOWN THE BRUSH AND CLEANING IT UP A FEW TIMES A YEAR.
UM, ON OCTOBER 1ST, THE ROTARY CLUB REPRESENTED BY SHERRY RAINEY CONTACTED THE CITY
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OF PETALUMA, MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, DIFFERENT PEOPLE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.AND IT, IT ALSO WAS SENT TO ME AND I WAS GIVEN DIRECTION FOR US TO REVIEW THIS PROJECT.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE TALKED TO PUBLIC WORKS, SONOMA COUNTY WATER.
IT'S FIVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT WEIGHED IN, INCLUDING POLICE AND FIRE.
SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DESIGN FEEDBACK THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT FROM, UM, NOVEMBER.
AND IN THIS STAFF REPORT, I REITERATED SOME OF IT.
UM, THE ROTARY CLUB WAS GIVEN ALL THOSE DESIGN PARAMETERS AND OFFERED A PRELIMINARY DESIGN IN WHICH THEY RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK, INCLUDING FEEDBACK ABOUT SOLICITING TO ARTISTS, UM, FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WE NEEDED.
AND SO THE DESIGN WAS REALLY WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH WAS INFORMED BY THE SITE PARAMETERS.
WE ESSENTIALLY HAD ABOUT LESS THAN A 10 FOOT DIAMETER OFF CENTER TO WORK WITH.
SO IT WAS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN WHAT WE HAD EXPECTED.
AND SO IT WAS REALLY THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITHIN THAT KIND OF STARTED A PRETTY GOOD PROCESS FOR US, BEING REALISTIC WITH WHAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM ALONG THE WAY.
SINCE THAT TIME, THE ROTARY CLUB HAS BEGUN FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DESIGN, FABRICATION INSTALLATION AND REVIEW THEY'VE CALLED IN ENGINEERING.
THEY'VE REALLY WORKED WITH HOW TO IMPACT THE SITE AND THE SITE FOUNDATION AND THE LEAST OFFENSIVE, YOU KNOW, LESS INVASIVE RAY.
AND LUCKILY IT'S WORKED OUT THAT THEY CAN DO SOME SUPPORT THAT REALLY RETAINS THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO PROPERLY USE THE SITE.
UM, TO DATE, THEY'VE RAISED MORE THAN HALF OF THE MONEY, I BELIEVE TWO THIRDS, YEAH, TWO THIRDS OF IT, $105,000.
UM, ON NOVEMBER 12TH, WE HAD THE PRESENTATION FROM LENA AND I WENT OVER OVERWHELMINGLY THE CITY WAS SUPPORTIVE.
THIS, UH, THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE WAS SUPPORTIVE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A DESIGN AT THAT TIME, SO IT WAS LIKE, OKAY, GREAT.
IN THE PAST WE HAD, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 2019, WE WERE OFFERED A GIFT BY LARRY JONAS FOR THE SITE.
AND AT THAT TIME, WE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH IT BECAUSE IT JUST WAS OUT OF SCALE WITH THE SITE.
AND SO, AND NOW LOOKING BACK, WE COULDN'T HAVE ACCEPTED IT ANYWAY IF WE WENT FURTHER BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE PROHIBITED ACCESS.
THIS EVENING WHEN WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION, I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO TALK ABOUT OR TO CONSIDER ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FROM THE DIFFERENT PUBLIC WORKS PARKS, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC AND SAFETY, EVERYBODY'S WEIGHED IN.
SO I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER THOSE, UM, THAT FEEDBACK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS.
AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE YOU TO, UM, CONSIDER THE DURABILITY MAINTENANCE ACCESS IMPACTS.
AND WE ALSO WERE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THE DESIGN DISCOURAGING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, THAT IT HAD TO BE OF A SCALE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD NOT WANNA CROSS INTO THE, THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
WE ALSO PUT A STRONG EMPHASIS ON CALIFORNIA'S BOATING CODES RE REGARDING WIND AND SEISMIC LOADING STANDARDS, WHICH THEY HAVE ADDRESSED.
AND THOSE ARE INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENTS.
YOU ARE ASKED TO REVIEW BASED ON OUR PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN POLICY OF RECEIVING GIFTS.
SO THAT'S THAT SECOND COMPONENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF ADVICE I PUT DIRECTLY INTO THAT, WHICH WE CAN GO OVER, BUT I, I THINK EVERYBODY'S, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE'RE DISCUSSING IT.
SO I THINK AT THIS POINT IT WOULD FEEL A LITTLE REDUNDANT, BUT IT'S ALL IN THE STAFF REPORT.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DO WANNA HAVE IS A ROBUST CONVERSATION IN WHICH WE WEIGH THE MERITS OF ACCEPTING THE GIFT.
IF WE DO NOT ACCEPT IT, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY GIVE REAL CONCRETE REASONS WHY IT'S NOT OF VALUE FOR THIS SITE.
AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE ESTABLISH, YOU KNOW, A PROCEDURE FOR THIS THAT'S NOT SETTING A PRECEDENT THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST PUT ART ANYWHERE.
IT REALLY HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAME TO US, WE PROVIDE IT, WE MAKE SURE IT HITS THE PARAMETERS, AND THAT THERE'S AN ACTUAL REVIEW OF IT FROM THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE.
UM, THE CITY'S USE OF PROMINENT PUBLIC SPACES FOR ARTWORK SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED JUDICIOUSLY BY THE COMMITTEE IN A METHODICAL POLICY DRIVEN MANNER.
UM, AND THEN I HAVE GONE ON TO IDENTIFY A MULTITUDE OF CITYWIDE GOALS AND PRIORITIES THAT THIS PROJECT DOES HIT.
UM, I WAS INVOLVED IN THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN.
THIS SITE IS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THERE.
AND THERE'S TWO WHOLE PAGES TO HOW WE WILL ADDRESS, UM, SCENIC GATEWAYS AND PUBLIC ART INSIDE OF THEM.
ALSO, THIS IS AN INTERESTING NEXUS WHERE THIS PROJECT HAS A SIGN SIGN QUALITY WAY FINDING, WHICH WAS ALSO CALLED OUT IN THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN FOR GATEWAY ENTRANCES.
SO, UM, TANNER WILL GO BY, GO DOWN THOSE GOALS IN HIS DISCUSSION SO WE CAN HAVE THE COMMITTEE HAVE A MORE, MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION.
BUT I WANNA WELCOME THE ROTARY AND LENA AND, UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, MELISSA,
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AND THANKS FOR HAVING US AGAIN.UM, WE HAVE GIVEN A VERY SIMILAR PRESENTATION AS THE ONE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT BACK IN NOVEMBER, WHICH STARTS OUT WITH A HIGHLIGHT OF THE HISTORY OF PETALUMA ROTARY CLUB IN THIS TOWN.
AND, UH, WE ARE CALLING THIS PROJECT THE PETALUMA GATEWAY AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.
AND AS MELISSA SAID BRIEFLY, UM, THIS IS A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO REESTABLISH THAT SOUTHERN GATEWAY THAT WAS SORT OF LOST WITH THE FREEWAY WIDENING WHERE WE LOST OUR SOUTHERN, UM, GATEWAY SIGN.
AND, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS CODY DURING OUR LAST MEETING ASKED IF THIS WAS VISIBLE FROM THE FREEWAY, AND I WASN'T SURE.
AND WE DID, UM, A LOT OF SORT OF DRIVING BY
AND THIS IS VERY MUCH VISIBLE FROM THE FREEWAY.
SO, UM, SO THIS PROJECT, UM, HAS EVOLVED FROM JUST THE PETALUMA GATEWAY AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT INTO THE ACTUAL SPIRIT OF PETALUMA BEACON IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE ART PIECE.
SO, UM, YEAH, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THAT NEXT SLIDE.
SO THESE ARE OUR REASONS WHY, UM, SHERRY RANNEY, WHO IS OUR A HUNDRED AND THIRD PRESIDENT, SHE'S THE ONE WHO CAME UP, UH, AND REALLY HAS SPEARHEADED THIS, UH, PROJECT BECAUSE IN THE CNN NAMED OUR TOWN THE SIXTH BEST PLACE TO VISIT IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING BY THIS ROUNDABOUT.
WE HAVE SOME ROTARIANS THAT ARE NEW TO ROTARY THAT MOVED HERE, AND THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD TAKEN A WRONG TURN ONCE THEY WENT UNDER THE FREEWAY, SO THEY HAD TO DOUBLE CHECK THEIR MAP, RIGHT? SO WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS NOT COOL.
UM, NEXT SLIDE HERE IS WHAT THE ROUNDABOUT SORT OF LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS KIND OF AN OLDER PHOTO
AND, UM, AS WE SAID IN OUR LAST ITERATION, THIS, UM, THESE ARE ALL OF OUR SORT OF, UM, BENEFITS WHERE, UM, IT'S A BLANK CANVAS.
WE CAN PUT SOMETHING EYE CATCHING.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE DESIGN NOW, UM, TO INCLUDE, UH, THIS, UM, ART PIECE HERE AND A LOT OF LOW WATER PLANTS AND SORT OF ZERO ESCAPEE, IF YOU WILL.
WE CAN GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE ENTRY INTO PETALUMA.
IT TELLS THE STORY OF PETALUMA.
AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE TELLING THE STORY OF PETALUMA IS THROUGH THE HANDS THAT WE'RE PUTTING THAT ARE BEING USED TO CREATE THIS.
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK HERE WITH, UM, 120 5-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS.
WE HAVE, UH, CAN I TELL HIM YOUR AGE?
HE'S 80, I WAS GONNA SAY 81-YEAR-OLD PETALUMA RESIDENT AND ARTIST, RIGHT? AND LOCAL COMPANIES.
AND OUR WHOLE ENTIRE ROTARY CLUB, WHICH IS OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, ALL COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS, UM, PROJECT HAPPEN.
SO HERE'S OUR, OUR KEY, OUR KEY MEMBERS, RIGHT? UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE PETALUMA ROTARY CLUB.
UH, WE USED MKM FOR OUR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
DAVID IS OUR ARTIST THAT, UH, WE SELECTED LOCAL CONTRACTORS, MYSELF, PRECISION CRANE.
WE HAVE, UH, VAN BER STEEL FOR LOCAL VEN VENDORS, AND THEN OF COURSE, CITY PARTNERSHIP, RIGHT? AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE, UM, REALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS ALREADY.
AND HERE'S A BRIEF HISTORY OF OUR CLUB.
UH, WE CELEBRATED 103 YEARS THIS YEAR.
UM, THAT'S SHERRY RANNEY, OUR HUNDRED THIRD PRESIDENT RIGHT THERE, WHO, UH, WAS SPEARHEADING THIS WHOLE IDEA.
UM, ROTARY HAS SEVEN AREAS OF FOCUS, AND SOME OF THEM INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CLEAN WATER, AND SANITATION, MATERNAL HEALTH.
UM, UH, SO BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT ROTARY DOES IS INFORMED BY THESE SEVEN AREAS OF FOCUS, AND WE BRING THAT INTO OUR CITY TO USE IT TO ENRICH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER, UM, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF, UM, SOME OF THE PLAYGROUNDS IN PETALUMA, WHICH WE DID REVIEW.
I, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY, BEING A FAIRLY NEW ROTARIAN, UM, LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD IN THIS CLUB.
THERE IS NOT ONE PARK THAT I KNOW OF IN THIS TOWN THAT HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED IN SOME WAY BY, BY EITHER PETALUMA ROTARY VALLEY ROTARY, OR SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB.
SO WE'RE OUT THERE, BOOTS ON THE GROUND IMPROVING, UH, WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
UH, THOSE ARE OUR ROTARY BENCHES, RIGHT? THAT'S, THAT'S LIKE I, I KNEW ROTARY OUT THE GATE JUST FROM THE BENCHES
UH, THE DURST SPORTS COMPLEX RENOVATION AT ELLISON FIELD.
THIS WAS, UH, WE WERE BEHIND THAT, UH, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN PETALUMA.
UH, GREAT PROJECT DATING BACK TO THE NINETIES, MCNAIR PLAYGROUND.
AND ACTUALLY A FUN FACT, MCNAIR
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PARK, THE TENNIS COURTS WERE RENOVATED IN 1978 BY OUR PRESIDENT, UM, WHO, UM, YEAH,SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS PRETTY FUN.
THIS WAS, ANITA PELLEGRINI HAD THIS ONE OUT, AND I THINK, UH, ANOTHER ROTARY PRESIDENT AS WELL.
WE WERE ABLE TO RENOVATE THIS.
AND THIS ONE IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS ONE IS SO USED, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE COUNT IS ON HOW MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACTUALLY USE THIS PARK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UM, THERE'S MORE ON WALNUT PARK THERE.
IF YOU HADN'T LOOKED AT THOSE, UH, SANTA ROSA PLAZA AT SRJC ON THE EAST SIDE, THAT WAS, UH, TAWNY TUSCONS PROJECT, AND THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
OH, THERE'S ACTUALLY THE LIST, UM, OF PRESIDENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT.
AND MANY OF THESE PROJECTS GO FOR MULTI-YEARS OF PRESIDENTS, WHICH THIS PROJECT WILL AS WELL.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES IS THE MIRACLE LEAGUE, UH, FIELD AND PAVILION.
AND OUR CLUB RAISED OVER $250,000 AND THROUGH FUNDRAISING TO, UH, BUILD OUR PAVILION DOWN THERE AND WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE CITY CHANNELS, WE USED OUR, UM, IN-HOUSE GENERAL CONTRACTORS THAT ARE, WERE PART OF OUR ROTARY CLUB TO CONSTRUCT IT, AND WE MAINTAIN IT TO THIS DAY, THAT'S REALLY OUR BABY.
IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE IT TO A MIRACLE LEAGUE GAME DAY, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO.
SO WE GIVE OUT HOT DOGS THAT ARE AMAZING THAT WE ALSO SPONSOR.
SO THIS IS A REALLY COOL PROJECT AND ONE OF OUR FAVORITES, AND HERE ARE SOME IMAGES OF TRUE INCLUSION, RIGHT? TRUE INCLUSION.
UH, YOU GET TO COME AND HAVE FUN AND, AND IT'S A REALLY AMAZING SPOT FOR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER TO JUST, YOU KNOW, INCREASE THEIR COMMUNITY.
THERE'S ANOTHER, THAT'S OUR PAVILION THERE.
THERE'S DOUG, THERE'S SHERRY, SOME OF THE FOLKS ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND THEN HERE WE COME INTO, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA BEACON.
SO WE WORKED WITH, UM, EVERY PROJECT THAT WE DO INSIDE ROTARY REALLY STARTS WITH AN IDEA, THEN IT TURNS FORMS INTO A COMMITTEE, RIGHT? SO WE FORM A COMMITTEE, WE SIT DOWN, WE LOOK AT THE AREA, WE DECIDE, YOU KNOW, IS WHAT, WHAT IS THIS AREA? IT'S CIRCULAR.
SO WE REALLY GOT SET ON HAVING SOME KIND OF CIRCULAR, NOT JUST LIKE A SORT OF WELCOME TO PETALUMA.
WE DIDN'T WANT THE FLY WATER, LIKE THE ONE AT THE NORTH END OF TOWN, ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT ONE'S REALLY COOL.
IT COULD DO SOME RENOVATION, MIGHT BE ANOTHER NEXT PROJECT.
BUT, UM, THIS IS WHAT WE SORT OF CAME UP WITH.
WE, UM, WE WENT THROUGH A LIST OF POTENTIAL ARTISTS AND, UM, OUR NUMBER ONE CHOICE WAS DAVID BEST.
AND FOR MANY REASONS, UH, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS THAT BEING A ROTARY PROJECT.
WE HAVE ROYCE VAN BBER, WHO IS BOOTS ON THE GROUND, WAS OUR 100 YEAR PRESIDENT AND HAS BEEN IN ROTARY FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS A LONG LEGACY IN ROTARY WITH HIS, UM, FATHER IN ROTARY.
HIS, UM, UH, HIS UNCLE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB.
UM, I EVEN LOOK ON THE, THE, THE BOARD BACK THERE.
HE HAS A RELATIVE THAT WAS A FORMER MAYOR OF PETALUMA, RIGHT? SO ANYWAY, ROYCE VAN BEVER, UM, HE STEPPED FORWARD.
HE WAS DEFINITELY IN ON OUR, UM, COMMITTEE.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHO, YOU KNOW, WE THREW A LIST OF NAMES TOGETHER OF ALL DIFFERENT ARTISTS THAT WERE LOCAL.
AND DAVID BEING OUR FIRST CHOICE FOR THAT REASON.
AND THE FACT THAT HE HAS WORKED WITH ROYCE FOR MANY YEARS, THEY ALSO WORKED TOGETHER ON THE PETALUMA ARCH PROJECT.
AND THEN KNOWING, UM, DAVID'S, UH, ABILITY TO FACILITATE A PROJECT OF THIS SORT AND HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE WHEN, UM, HE WAS ASKED AND HE SAID, YES, WE WERE OVER THE MOON.
WE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS THE VERY TOP OF OUR LIST.
AND, UM, SO WORKING WITH DAVID ON THIS WAS REALLY COOL.
DAVID DID SOME REALLY AWESOME HAND RENDERINGS, WHICH YOU ACTUALLY SAW BACK IN NOVEMBER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WENT THROUGH THAT, UM, WITH A DESIGN, AS MELISSA HAD SAID, WAS REALLY INFORMED BY ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, UM, MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY TOOK OUR 90 FEET AND BROUGHT US DOWN TO, WE GET 10 FEET OFF CENTER, AND YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE DRAWINGS, AND WE'RE RIGHT THERE.
WE'VE GOT, OUR FOUNDATION IS 10 FEET.
IT'S OUR, UM, PROPOSED FOUNDATION.
WE'RE GONNA GO ABOUT TWO FEET DEEP AND IT'S, IT'S A 10 BY 10 SQUARE FOR THE CONCRETE.
AND THEN, UM, THIS IS, UH, THE RENDERING OR SORT OF, WHAT ARE WE CALLING THIS, THE, THE MAQUETTE OF WHAT? OF WHAT THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA BEACON WILL LOOK LIKE.
UM, UH, WHICH IS MORE, WHICH IS MORE ACCURATE THAN THE RENDERING, RIGHT? WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH WITH RENDERINGS, BUT WE WANTED TO SHOW THE NIGHT PHOTO HERE.
AND ACTUALLY, MELISSA, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT, UH, TWO SLIDES DOWN, THERE'S A, A ZOOMED IN VERSION.
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE NIGHT ONE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE NOTICE ABOUT THIS SITE WHEN WE DID OUR OWN SORT OF, UM, INVESTIGATION, IS THAT THE SITE AT NIGHT IS SO DARK, IT'S SO HARD TO SEE.
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TO LIGHT THIS PIECE INTERNALLY WITH LINE LED SORT OF LIGHT STRIPS.I'VE, I MET WITH, UM, STUART TODD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
I FOUND OUR, UM, WE'VE GOT THE, THE ELECTRICAL I'LL WORKED OUT HOW WE'RE, WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM, HOW WE'RE GETTING ACROSS THEIR EXISTING PIPE CHASES, HOW WE'RE RUNNING IT, UM, ACROSS THERE.
SO WE HAVE IT ALREADY TO BE, UM, LIT AND IT WILL BE LIT MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE ARCH WAS SORT OF LIT WITH THOSE INTERNAL LIGHTING STRIPS.
SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY DOING ANY SPOTLIGHTS.
I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE COOL TO EXPLORE MAYBE DOING SOME, SOME KIND OF EITHER REFLECTOR STRIPS OR SOMETHING RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF THE CIRCLE JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR TRAFFIC, UM, PURPOSES WITHOUT CAUSING ANY LIGHT POLLUTION OR ANY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE SORT OF IMPACT OF THIS ON THE WILDLIFE AND WHATNOT.
UM, I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE WE GO TO IS A SLIDE ABOUT DAVID.
UM, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY THE ARCH.
AND THIS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT THE WAY THAT THIS DESIGN HAS COME TOGETHER IS IT, IT HAS A CONTINUITY IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE ARCH, YET IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PIECE, BUT IT SORT OF, YOU KNOW, IT HAS THIS REALLY COOL LANGUAGE GOING AND IT BEING AT THE GATEWAY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE, THE LETTERS, YOU KNOW, THE WORDS PETALUMA, AS YOU ENTER, AS YOU COME IN, YOU'LL BE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 1 0 1.
YOU'RE LIKE, OH, PETALUMA RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN COME IN UNDER THE FREEWAY, OH, YES, PETALUMA.
AND AS YOU'RE LEAVING TOWN, YOU'RE GOING BACK OUT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL OF US IN OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING THAT SORT OF ENRICHMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THAT.
AND THEN, UM, LASTLY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS, UM, IN THE SPIRIT OF ONE OF THE, THE A PIECE OF INFORMATION WE GOT WAS TO DE DETER PEOPLE FROM GOING INTO THE ROUNDABOUT, RIGHT? WE HAVE, IF YOU SEE THIS AERIAL VIEW HERE, THERE ARE CROSSWALKS, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE SURE THIS PIECE WAS A LARGE ENOUGH THAT NOBODY WOULD GO, OH, I'M GONNA GO CLIMB ON THAT
'CAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT MY KIDS WOULD TOTALLY BE CLIMBING ON THAT ARCH, BUT THEY JUST WALK RIGHT BY, RIGHT? UM, SO, SO WE WANTED THIS PIECE TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM THE FREEWAY ALSO TO DETER PEOPLE FROM, YOU KNOW, REALLY WANTING TO GO MET MONKEY AROUND ON IT.
AND THEN WE DECIDED WE, WE MET WITH DPW, SO WE STILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS SORT OF APPROVAL PROCESS OF IT.
BUT WE DID MEET WITH DPW AND LOOKED AT THAT SPOT THERE AS OUR NUMBER ONE CHOICE, WHERE THE RED SORT OF CIRCLE IS OF PUTTING UP JUST A SMALL MONUMENT WHERE WE WOULD HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE PIECE ITSELF, UH, A LIST OF ALL OF OUR DONORS.
AND, UM, TO THE RIGHT OF IT, WE WANT TO PUT IN WHAT IS CALLED A ROTARY PEACE POLE.
AND THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE ROTARY PEACE POLE.
IT'S ROUGHLY A FOUR BY FOUR, UM, YOU KNOW, POST THAT HAS THE WORD PEACE WRITTEN IN ALL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
THERE ARE, THERE ARE MANY OF THEM AROUND TOWN.
I THINK THERE'S ONE DOWN AT THE TRAIN STATION.
I KNOW WE HAVE ONE AT THE PETALUMA HIGH SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS OF SORT OF BRINGING THESE AREAS OF FOCUS OF ROTARY INTO THE PIECE.
UM, AND, AND CREATING A, A SELFIE SPOT, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERM.
YOU CAN GET OUTTA YOUR CAR, YOU CAN CLICK, CLICK, CLICK.
I'M IN PETALUMA WITH MY, YOU KNOW, ON A DATE OR WHATEVER.
UM, I'M IN THE SIXTH BEST PLACE TO VISIT AND UNITED STATES.
UM, THEN THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE ARE, UH, WORKING WITH IS THE PETALUMA HIGH SCHOOL, UM, UH, METAL SHOP.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE KIDS TO BUILD, UM, TO FABRICATE METAL ROSES.
AND AT THE ACTUAL SITE, THIS IS STILL, WE'RE STILL IN THE SORT OF PLANNING AND TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT STAGE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME METAL ROSES THAT WE ACTUALLY POWDER COAT DIP WHITE IN HONOR OF, UM, TO, TO SYMBOLIZE PEACE.
THERE IS A REALLY COOL ROTARIAN NAMED HEIDI KON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HER.
SHE IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN AUGUSTUS MCNAIR.
SO SHE'S LIKE AS PETALUMA AS THEY GET.
AND SHE STARTED, UH, AN ORGANIZATION CALLED ROOTS FOR PEACE.
AND FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS HAS TRAVELED TO MANY, MANY COUNTRIES, LIKE SEVEN OR EIGHT COUNTRIES ACROSS THE WORLD, AND CLEARED THE LAND OF LANDMINES AND PLANTED REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND BROUGHT, UM, PEACE AND BELIEVES THAT WE CAN ATTAIN WORLD PEACE THROUGH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE.
AND SO HER SYMBOL FOR PEACE IS THE WHITE ROSE.
THEY JUST PLANTED ONE AT THE MUSEUM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEER HAVE GOTTEN IT YET.
SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO PLANT SOME PLANT, RIGHT? WE'RE GONNA PUT THESE METAL ROSES IN THE GROUND AT THE BASE OF THE BEACON AND ALSO AT THE BASE OF THE MONUMENT, SORT OF SELFIE SPOT, AND TO INCORPORATE, UM, OUR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.
LASTLY, I KNOW I'M TALKING AWAY HERE, THE PEACE POLL, UH, WILL BE,
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UH, THE MONEY FOR THAT WILL BE RAISED BY CASA GRANDE AND PETALUMA HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUBS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY THE, THE YOUNG AND UPCOMING ROTARIANS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL.SO THEY RAISE THE MONEY AND THEN THEY'LL BE DOING THE INSTALL FOR THAT.
SO YEAH, THAT, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
UM, OTHER PROJECTS THAT AREN'T LISTED ON THIS ARE, UM, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE PETALUMA RIVER PARK.
UH, WE DONATED THROUGH MULTIPLE PRESIDENCIES THROUGH THAT, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH THE SHADE STRUCTURE DOWN THERE.
ROYCE, UM, DID A LOT OF WORK DURING HIS PRESIDENCY.
HE WAS THE A HUNDRED YEAR PRESIDENT.
WE ALSO, UM, SO WE LOVE THE PETALUMA RIVER PARK AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROJECTS AND, UM, WE HAVE A FUND TO TEEN IN NEED.
THERE'S ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT, THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT ARE WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME.
AND, UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR LETTING US GIVE THIS PRESENTATION AGAIN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN AT ALL? UM, DID YOU WANNA HAVE, UH, A LITTLE PART ABOUT THE FUNDRAISING? YES.
I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE OUR PAST PRESIDENT, CHRIS RAINY, TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT THAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THIS, THIS PIECE OF ART AND THIS PROJECT.
I'VE LIVED IN PETALUMA FOR 36 YEARS, AND, UM, I'M A MEMBER OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF PETALUMA.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS TWO KEY STRATEGIES REGARDING THIS PROJECT.
NUMBER ONE, AN UPDATE ON THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND NUMBER TWO, A SUMMARY OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MARKETING EFFORTS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE CAMPAIGN, UM, ALONG WITH FELLOW ROTARIANS, JOANNE FERRIS, WHO'S HERE, RICARDO MARZO AND I WE'RE LEADING THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
OUR GOAL IS $150,000 AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT.
TO DATE, WE'VE RAISED 102,000 FROM DONATIONS, CLUB FUNDS, AND THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR AUCTION AT THE RECENT CRAB FEED WE'RE TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THERE.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERY DOLLAR CONTRIBUTED IN EVERY PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN THIS PROJECT.
SO SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE STEPPED UP WITH GENERATIONS, OR EXCUSE ME, GENEROUS DONATIONS ALREADY.
OUR MENT MARKET, HENRY ROOFING EXCHANGE BANK, GREEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, ELIAS HURI OF MRI MEDICAL, THE HENRY HANSEL GROUP, MARY AND CHAD INGER, VAN BER STEELE, AND SOLE LANDSCAPING FUTURE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE FUNDS FROM MANAGING THE LARGEST BAR AT THE SONOMA COUNTY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, JUNE 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH.
ONGOING OUTREACH TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, WHICH WE ARE DOING DAILY, AND APPLYING FOR GRANTS FROM BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS.
AND YET TO BE ANNOUNCED RALPH OF FOR ONE OF THESE BEACONS, ALONG WITH THE SIGN POSTER OF ONE OF DAVID BEST DRAWINGS OF THE BEACON.
SO AGAIN, TO SUMMARIZE, THE ROTARY COUPLE OF PETALUMA WILL RAISE 100% OF THESE FUNDS.
LENA IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AND PROVIDES US WITH REGULAR UPDATES ON HER WORK WITH THE CITY.
PETALUMA AND THE VENDORS ASSOCIATE WITH THE PROJECT, DAVID BEST AND ROYCE VAN, BE OWNER OF VAN BE STEEL, WILL BUILD THE STRUCTURE AT THE VAN, BE LOCATION.
UPON COMPLETION, THE ROTARY CLUB OF PETALUMA WILL GIFT THE BEACON TO THE CITY OF PETALUMA IN THE SAME WAY WE DID WHEN OUR CLUB RAISED THE FUNDS FOR AND BUILT THE ROTARY BARBECUE PAVILION AT THE MIRACLE LEAGUE COMPLEX.
NUMBER TWO, PAST AND FUTURE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE ATTENDANCE AT THE BUTTER AND EGG PARADE AT, UH, ON APRIL 18TH, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPO.
ON MAY 14TH, WE DID A PRESENTATION ON MAY 21 TO THE PAMA DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ON MAY 30TH, TWO DAYS FROM NOW, WE'LL BE AT THE ANNUAL WIFFLE BALL AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX MIRACLE LEAGUE.
UH, WE'RE SPEAKING JUNE 19TH AT THE PAMA SUNRISE CLUB.
AND ON JULY 12TH, WE'LL HAVE A BOOTH AT THE PETALUMA ART AND GARDEN FESTIVAL.
PLUS, WE'VE HAD VERY POSITIVE STORIES ABOUT THE BEACON PUBLISHED IN THE AUGUST COURIER PRESS, DEMOCRAT SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND OUR PROJECT WILL BE FEATURED IN THE JUNE EDITION OF THE PETALUMA SOCIAL PUBLICATION.
AND THE BEACON WILL BE ON TOUR.
YOU'LL SEE THE BEACON AT COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
IN AUGUST, IT'LL BE AT THE EXCHANGE BANK DOWNTOWN BRANCH, AND YOU'LL SEE THE BEACON ON TOUR IN FRONT OF PETALUMA MARKET, ACOS, CAFE, MAIL DEPOT, AND HOPEFULLY OUTSIDE OF FRIEDMAN'S AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PETALUMA TO BRING THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA BEACON TO OUR GREAT TOWN.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, FOR THE APPLICATION TEAM? DID YOU SEE HOW TALL IT WAS? WE'RE PROPOSING IN, IN THE DRAWINGS HERE, WE'RE PROPOSING 24 FEET AND, UH, THE BRACELET WAS WHAT WE CALL THAT PART.
YOU KNOW, THE BRACELET PART IS ROUGHLY 13 FEET IN, UM, DIAMETER.
SO IT'LL BE PROTRUDING SIX AND A HALF FEET OFF OF
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EACH SIDE.YEAH, ON, YOU HAVE TO TURN IT GREEN.
ARE YOU ON WRONG BUTTON,
UM, I WAS, UM, UH, WONDERING, I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT, UM, THE PD REPORT OF THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AT THAT ROUNDABOUT.
UM, AND I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE TO GET USED TO HOW TO NAVIGATE AROUND ROUNDABOUT AND IT'S, IT'S KIND OF NEW HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
BUT, UM, I'M WONDERING IF, UM, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH YOU DESIGNED THIS THAT YOU THINK IT MIGHT LESSEN, UM, THE, THE TENDENCY TO HAVE, UH, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.
I, I NOTICED THE LIGHTING WAS ONE POSSIBLE THING AT AT NIGHT, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE, UM, AND HOW IT COULD, UM, PERHAPS DAMAGE THE SITE, DAMAGE THE SCULPTURE, DAMAGE THE ROSES.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CONCERNS TOO, WHEN WE, WHEN WE WERE, WERE ACTUALLY REVIEWING THE SITE MM-HMM
UM, THE WAY THAT WE'VE DESIGNED THIS PIECE, IT, IT REALLY WE'RE LIMITED TO SUCH A SMALL AREA, AND IT'S NOT RIGHT IN THE CENTER.
AND A VAST MAJORITY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OF THE ACCIDENTS ARE COMING FROM THE, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE FREEWAY PART, RIGHT? SO COMING WHERE YOU'RE GOING FROM 45 DOWN NOW, I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER ACCIDENTS THAT COULD HAPPEN COMING OUT OF TOWN.
HOWEVER, THE PLACEMENT OF THE PIECE, AND I THINK YOU CAN SORT OF SEE IT IN THIS AERIAL THAT'S UP THERE, IT'S OFF CENTER AND I MEAN, UM, THERE IS A LARGE BUFFER, A ROOM, THERE'S A LARGE ROOM FOR ERROR, RIGHT? MM-HMM
IF SOMEONE WERE TO VEER OFF A BIT OR, UM, AND I BELIEVE I, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBERS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INTOXICATED THAT ACTUALLY WENT OFF OF THAT.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE LIKE, POPULAR COMMENTS THAT CAME BACK WAS JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE STILL GET TO HAVE NICE THINGS.
SO, SO GIVEN THE FACT THAT, UM, THE, THE SCULPTURE IS IN SUCH A SMALL FOOTPRINT, UM, IT, WE HAVE AT THE BASE OF IT, IT'S THIS BASE DOWN HERE IS A FOUR BY FOUR SQUARE.
I MEAN, IT'S FOUR FEET BY FOUR FEET AND THEN IT TAPERS UP TO TWO FEET.
SO THERE IS JUST A TON OF ROOM FOR ERROR.
UM, I WOULD BE, UM, THERE'S ALSO IN THE LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GETTING INTO ALL OF THAT, BUT THERE ARE LIKE INCH AND A HALF RIVER ROCK THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE INSTEAD OF BARK MULCH AND WHATNOT.
SO YEAH, OUR SINCERE HOPE IS THAT WE CAN LIGHT THIS THING UP AT NIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A SIGN AS YOU COME UNDER THE FREEWAY THAT WE TALK TO STUART TODD AND DPW ABOUT, WE'D LOVE TO DO SOME TREE WORK RIGHT THERE.
I DON'T THINK I EVEN NEED A PERMIT.
I COULD PROBABLY JUST GO DO A LITTLE PRUNING
THERE'S, I MEAN, OF COURSE I NEED A PERMIT.
UM, THERE'S, THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS, REDUCE YOUR SPEED.
THAT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE BECAUSE THE TREES ARE OVERHANGING IT RIGHT NOW.
SO WE, WE HAD SOME IDEAS ABOUT INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING FROM 45 DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, 35, DOWN TO 15, LIKE, YOU NEED TO BE DOING 15 MILES AN HOUR IN THIS ROUNDABOUT.
SO YEAH, THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION.
AND WHILE I STILL HAVE THE MICROPHONE, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS PROJECT.
IT'S, UM, YOU'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ALONG THE WAY, AND I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK THAT IS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SINCE IT DIDN'T COME OUT IN THE PRESENTATION, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE SITE AND HOW YOU PLAN TO CARE FOR IT IN LONGEVITY? SURE.
SO, UM, I THINK, UM, THE, THE, THE, THE MATERIALS THAT WE'VE SELECTED, UH, WE'RE USING STEEL AND CORTEN STEEL FOR THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE ITSELF.
SO, UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM OUR ACTUAL CONSTRUCTORS AND FROM VAN BEVERAGE STEEL IS THAT THE PIECE ITSELF WILL LIVE FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS WITH LITTLE TO NO MAINTENANCE ITSELF.
IT WILL BE, UM, MUCH LIKE THE RIVER ARCH WHERE IT WILL SORT OF, WHAT DO YOU RUST OUT, PATINA OUT, RIGHT? UM, THE MAINTENANCE THAT I'M MORE FOCUSED ON IN THE SHORTER TERM IS THE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE.
SO WE HAVE THE DESIGN BUILT THAT THE BOTTOM SORT OF THE BOTTOM PANEL WILL BE SOLID AND OP I WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN IT AND GET IN THERE AND ACTUALLY WORK ON LIGHTING AS NEEDED, THOSE LED STRIPS.
UM, THE OTHER PIECE IS THE LIGHTING TRANSFORMER.
UH, THAT WILL BE, I'M, AT THIS POINT IT'S PRETTY PRELIMINARY.
I KNOW WHERE THE POWER'S COMING FROM.
I'M THINKING WE'RE DOING AN IN-GROUND TRANSFORMER, SO THAT'LL BE IN THE BOX IN THE GROUND REALLY CLOSE TO
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THE BEACON ITSELF.I JUST NEED TO WORK WITH THE CITY FOLKS TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THAT PLACEMENT DIALED IN.
OTHERWISE, UM, DPW DID GIVE US, UM, THERE IS A, UM, UM, A BREAKER BOX ACROSS THE STREET, SORT OF GOING UP THE HILL TO THE SUBDIVISION UP CRYSTAL LANE, WHICH WE COULD POTENTIALLY MOUNT A, UH, TRANSFORMER THERE AND JUST RUN OUR WIRES OUT TO IT.
UH, AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE IS CONCERNED, I KNOW DIPPLE HAS THE CONTRACT.
I WOULD BE TALKING WITH JEFF DIPPLE ABOUT TAKING OVER, JUST HAVING SOLE MY COMPANY SOLE LANDSCAPES, TAKE THAT OVER FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST THREE TO SIX MONTHS, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE ALREADY HAVE OUR ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.
SO, UM, IF WE COULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SORT OF DIALED IN THERE, BUT THE, THE PIECE ITSELF WILL NEED VIRTUALLY NO MAINTENANCE.
AND I MEAN, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FEEDBACK.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING FROM OUR CONSTRUCTORS.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION JUST ON THE DESIGN SIDE OF IT.
UM, IN THE RENDERINGS, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE, THE PETALUMA IS, IS DIMENSIONAL LETTERING OR THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, HAS A BACKING 'CAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHT IS SHOWING THROUGH THE LETTERS DIFFERENTLY.
UM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT DESIGN? YEAH, SO THAT'S JUST HOW THE RENDERING TURNED OUT.
THIS, WE ARE ACTUALLY CUTTING THE LETTERING OUT AND WE'LL BE BACK LIGHTING IT.
UH, THE TOP OF THIS WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF CAP SO THAT IT DOESN'T HOLD WATER, UH, AND WILL HAVE A MESH AS WELL TO KEEP.
AND THE, THE ACTUAL, I CALL IT THE FILIGREE, UM, THAT DAVID PUTS ON THE ART P ON THE OUTSIDE WILL HAVE SMALL ENOUGH HOLES AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY RUNNING A MESH ON THE INSIDE AS WELL, JUST TO KEEP ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING OUT OF IT.
SO YEAH, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, THE LETTERING WILL BE CUT OUT AND BACK LIT.
YEAH, THE, UH, THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE PIECE WILL BE LIT FROM INSIDE.
AND MY, MY QUESTION IS KIND OF JUST SO THAT PETALUMA IS READABLE, YOU KNOW, AND YEAH.
IS THERE GONNA BE A BACKING OR A DIFFUSER OR ANYTHING FOR THE LIGHTING? WELL, WE TALKED ABOUT DOING, WE DON'T, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW YET.
THAT'S A PERFECTLY GOOD ANSWER,
I'M LIKE, WELL, I'M SURE BUILDING'S GONNA BEAT US UP ABOUT THAT, BUT YEAH, NO, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN SORT OF TOSSING THIS AROUND.
WE'RE LIKE, OH, DO WE DO COLORED GLASS? LIKE HOW DO WE MAKE THIS SO THAT THE PETALUMA REALLY POPS? AND, AND AS DAVID SAID, BECAUSE IT'S SO CUSTOM, WE SORT OF NEED TO WIRE IT UP, TURN THE THING ON, RIGHT IN THE SHOP AND, AND DO OUR OWN SORT OF TESTING ON WHAT THAT, HOW, HOW BRIGHT IT IS.
JUST, JUST IN THE PAST WITH, WITH DOING SIGNAGE AND, AND FROM DISTANCE, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE IT ILLUMINATE, UH, TO, TO DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM THE, THE BACK OF THE REST OF THE PIECE.
SO THAT WAS JUST MY QUESTION, SO I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT SOLVED.
AND THE CITY DOES HAVE POLICY ON LIGHTING STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY WHERE IT'S BEEN DARK, SO THEIR, THEIR APPLICATION WOULD HAVE TO FALL WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.
FULLY THE TOP WILL HAVE MESH, SOMETHING PREVENTING WILDLIFE FROM MAKING THAT A VERY LOVELY HOME.
IT'S LIKE I WOULD, YEAH, I KNOW NEST THERE.
WELL, WE LAUGH ABOUT THIS ONE WHERE WE LIKE CALL THIS ONE COULD BE LIKE A BEER COOLER.
SO OUR ACTUAL PIECE ISN'T GONNA HAVE LIKE THE SOLID PIECE UNDERNEATH.
IT'LL BE MESH AND ENCLOSED THAT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY HOLD ANY WATER.
UM, YOU KNOW, UM, UM, COURTEOUS AND CONSIDERATE.
UH, WE'RE CONSIDERING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SORT OF, UM, ASPECTS.
WE HAD TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IN SACRAMENTO AT A TRAIN STATION AND UH, AND AL WAS TRAPPED IN IT, AND THEN SEVERAL PIGEONS AND, UH, I WENT UP WITH A CREW AND WE WELDED MESH INTO IT.
AND I ALSO CALLED THE PRESS ME, UH, MEETING AND TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT THEY SAID SCULPTURE, MURDERS, BIRDS.
AND AT THAT TIME, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MURDERED IN SCHOOLS.
AND I SAID TO THE NEWS PEOPLE, I SAID, AN ACCIDENT IS DIFFERENT THAN A MURDER.
SO WE'RE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THAT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BRING ANY KIND OF STATIC ON PETALUMA ON THIS.
ALL THE HOLES ARE GONNA BE SO THAT YOU CAN'T REACH IN.
AND WE DO REGULAR CHECKS ON THE LYNCH CREEK TRAIL, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT ISSUE.
UM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THAT PROCESS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUE WITH ANY ANIMALS TRAPPED IN IT.
THERE'S NO EVIDENCE OF NESTING OR ANYTHING.
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN VERY SMALL BIRDS THAT CAN GET IN AND OUT IN THERE, BUT THAT'S IT.
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THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION TEAM FROM THE COMMITTEE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, PUBLIC INVITED COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.
IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE FOLLOW A SPEAKER CARD AND BRING IT TO THE CLERK.
IS DAVID DUSKIN HERE? PERFECT, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
UM, I WANNA START BY SAYING, UM, I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR ROTARY AND WHAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THIS PROJECT.
I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE ARTISTS, DAVID BEST, AND I WANT TO BE GRATEFUL ALSO TO OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, FOR SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE.
UM, SO MY NAME'S DAVID DUSKIN.
I'VE BEEN FOCUSING, MAKING FULL LIVING, UM, IN PUBLIC ART FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
UM, I'M ALSO A TEACHER AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL OF SITE SPECIFIC PUBLIC ART.
AND, UM, WHILE I RESPECT THE, AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF EVERYBODY HERE, I HAVE A, I HAVE A PROBLEM, UM, WITH THE, THIS SITUATION AND ESPECIALLY THE, THE POSSIBLE PRECEDENT THAT IT'S GONNA SET.
UH, MY EXPERIENCE NORMALLY HAS BEEN THAT IN PUBLIC ART WHAT HAPPENS IS THE CITY SELECTS SITES, UM, AND THEN OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS ARE PUT OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC SO THAT THERE'S AN RFQ REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROJECT, UH, PROCESS.
AND THAT REALLY MAKES IT A VERY DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND ESPECIALLY FOR EMERGING ARTISTS, ARTISTS OF COLOR, UM, ARTISTS THAT ARE LESS WELL CONNECTED.
UM, IT, IT'S SORT OF TRYING TO LEVEL THE, THE PLAYING FIELD FOR EVERYONE.
UH, I WAS DISTRESSED WHEN I SAW THAT THIS SITE WAS, UM, BEING USED IN THIS WAY.
UM, WHILE I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE USE AND A POSSIBLE OUTCOME THAT WE COULD HAVE HAD FROM, UH, AN OPEN PROCESS, UM, I THINK THAT THERE ARE THOSE THAT FEEL THAT THEY WERE EXCLUDED, UM, FROM IT.
AND I'M CONCERNED THAT I SEE A PATTERN OF, UM, GIFTS BEING GIVEN IN, IN REALLY GOOD SPIRIT TO THE CITY.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT YOUR BANDWIDTH IS BEING TAKEN UP BY THOSE, AND SITES ARE BEING TAKEN BY THOSE.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA END UP, IF, IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS TOO MUCH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE MORE OF A SINGULAR VOICE REPRESENTED IN THE ART THAT COMES OUT OF THIS TOWN.
AND THAT VOICE IS THOSE THAT ARE CONNECTED ARTISTS THAT CAN AFFORD TO GIVE WORK OR DO WORK AT REDUCED PRICES.
AND THAT'S, UH, THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR THE SYSTEM THAT PUBLIC ART IS TRYING TO PUT FORWARD.
I UNDERSTAND THAT CITIES DO HAVE GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICIES AND I SUPPORT THOSE AND I WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PIECE, UH, INDIVIDUALLY.
IT'S JUST THAT IN THE LARGER CONTEXT WHERE I'M NOT SEEING A LOT OF, UH, PUBLIC OPPORTUNITIES COMING OUT, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S BUDGET RELATED, BUT STILL I'M SEEING THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK THAT'S COMING OUT AS AS GIFT BASED, WHICH IS, UH, TO ME SEEMS LIKE A SITUATION OF PRIVILEGE.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? UH, WE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE TODAY.
I'M GONNA GO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP A DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMITTEE.
UH, MELISSA, CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CLARITY THE DIRECTION OF OUR DISCUSSION? YES.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT AND HOW IT IS COMPATIBLE OR INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SITE.
YOU'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE SCALE, THE MATERIALS, UM, WHETHER IT HITS THE OBJECTIVES THAT ARE LAID OUT.
UM, TANNER CAN GO DOWN THEM OF THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN.
IF IT'S HELPFUL, I CAN PULL UP PAGES 26 AND 27 THAT DISCUSS THE GATEWAYS SO YOU CAN KIND OF REVIEW THIS PROJECT BASED ON WHAT'S PUT IN THERE.
UM, SO YOU'RE, IS THAT HELPFUL? AND THE, THE END RESULT IS TO TAKE A VOTE ON ACCEPTING THE GIFT OR NOT TONIGHT? YES.
YOU'D MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE GIFT.
THAT WAS OUR PRECEDENT BEFORE.
UM, AND IN COMMENT TO DAVID'S, UM, FEEDBACK, YES, BUDGETARILY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RUN GRANTS.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT ABILITY OUTSIDE
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OF THE PUBLIC SKATE PARK.UM, WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED ANY GIFTS SINCE RORY KELLER.
WE'VE HAD LIKE PARKS DEPARTMENT DO PROJECTS ON SITE WITH WHERE WE RAN IT BY PUBLIC ART, BUT IT WAS REALLY GENERATED THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THEIR FUNDING.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY SOON WITH UPCOMING PROJECTS.
BUT WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECEIVED GIFTS LATELY.
IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BEING AVAILABLE TO OTHER CITY PROJECTS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO SAY, OKAY, WE'RE SEEING THIS.
WE DID RECEIVE THE MURAL THAT WAS FUNDED FOR THE KELLER STREET PARKING GARAGE, AND SINCE IT WAS HER FIRST PROJECT, WE TRIED TO CHOOSE A SENSITIVE LOCATION THAT REALLY WASN'T GONNA IMPACT A HIGH PRIORITY LOCATION.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT, I, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM DAVID OUTSIDE LIKE MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, UM, I WOULD LOVE MORE GIFTS IF PEOPLE GAVE THEM
UM, BUT I, UM, I DO WANNA BE JUDICIOUS IN IT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I BROUGHT UP, UH, MY ONLY EXPERIENCE WAS DURING THE LARRY JONAS, UM, CONVERSATION AND AT THAT TIME IT JUST WASN'T APPLICABLE TO THE SITE IN A WAY THAT SPOKE TO THE COMMITTEE.
UM, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY PRIORITIZE OUR SITES AND WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT LATER TODAY.
BUT, UM, IT'S, IT'S VERY CHALLENGING WHEN WE'RE NOT BRINGING OR FUNDING THE PROJECT AND WE'RE REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GIFT AND THE, UM, AND CREATING A PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND PROVIDE COMMENT AND HEAR ABOUT THE PROJECT AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
IF THE PUBLIC WANTED TO HELP US FIGURE OUT THE PROCESS DIFFERENTLY, YOU KNOW, IS THERE, IS THERE INPUT FOR THAT? WELL, AT THIS POINT, WHAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IS RECOMMEND A COUNCIL TO ACCEPT A GIFT.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT LOCATIONS TYPICALLY BECAUSE THEY CAME TO US WITHOUT A PROJECT IN THE BEGINNING.
WE, WE PRESENTED THE FEEDBACK THAT WE THOUGHT WAS MOST LIKE TO BRING THEM DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO DO OUTREACH TO ARTISTS, YOU KNOW, AND, BUT WE CAN ONLY RECOMMEND THAT WE CAN'T REQUIRE IT.
UM, AND WE AREN'T FUNDING IT AND WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO FUND IT.
SO AT THIS POINT, THIS WAS THE MOST WE COULD OFFER THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE GUIDELINES THAT YOU'RE PROVIDED IN THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN AND THE ORDINANCE, AND REALLY TALK ABOUT HOW THIS MEETS OR DOES NOT MEET THOSE CRITERIA.
IT WILL JUST TAKE ME A MOMENT.
SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO START THE DISCUSSION WHILE I PULL IT UP.
WELL, ONE THING THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE LOOKING AT THE DESIGN THAT I, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS A PRETTY GOOD, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PART OF THIS, WHICH IS GREAT.
AND IT'S, I THINK IT WAS THE SAME PRECEDENT SET BY THE RIVER PARK AS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PRIVATE LAND OR A PRIVATE GIFT IN THIS CASE, THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH WAS STILL THERE EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE.
AND I REALLY LIKE SEEING THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DID GO TO QUITE A LOT OF EVENTS AND REALLY TRY AND, WHICH ISN'T EVEN NECESSARY BECAUSE THIS IS PRIVATE.
SO I WANTED TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I THINK THAT PRESIDENT IS BEING SET.
AND FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS A PUBLIC SITE, IT'S PRIVATE APPLICANT OR NONPROFIT APPLICANT, BUT PUBLIC SITE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC SITE WITH A PRIVATE GIFT? NO, BUT I'M JUST POINTING OUT THAT SINCE YOU SAID A PRIVATE SITE THAT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT I, I WAS REFERRING TO THE RIVER PARK IN THAT CASE.
JUST IN THAT, IN BOTH THESE CASES, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WASN'T NECESSARY, BUT YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO DO IT.
AND I LIKE SEEING THAT PRESIDENT SET.
WELL, YOU'RE BRINGING THAT UP, MELISSA.
UM, SOME OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FROM THAT MASTER PLAN, UM, ARE WITH REGARD TO SETTING THE HISTORY, THE CONTEXT WITHIN THE CITY AND ITS HISTORY, UH, THE OVERALL CULTURE OF THE TOWN, UM, IS THIS PIECE ICONIC? DOES IT HAVE, UH, A GROUNDING IN IN THE ART THAT'S ALSO EXISTING HERE IN TOWN? UM, IT DOES IT LESSEN THE VISUAL CLUTTER.
UM, DOES THE SCALE SUPPORT PEDESTRIAN AND VE VEHICULAR PERSPECTIVES, UM, THE FUNCTION? IS IT, YOU KNOW, DOES IT FOLLOW THE LINE, THE LINES IN TERMS OF BEING DECORATIVE AND WAY FINDING IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, THE SCALE OF IT? UM, THERE'S SOME, UH, GATEWAY, UH, CONSTRAINTS THAT SHE'S GONNA BRING UP RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, THEY'RE BROUGHT UP RIGHT NOW.
SO PARTICULARLY THE GATEWAYS HAVE A URBAN DESIGN CONTEXT.
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BEEN OUTLINED AND THEY GAVE EXAMPLES OF LOCATIONS WITHIN THE IMAGES USED.UM, THEY PROVIDE SOME GUIDING PRINCIPLES, UM, TO IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH GATEWAYS TO CREATE A SENSE OF ARRIVAL, ENCOURAGE, CELEBRATION OF HUMAN SPIRIT, ARTISTIC CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION, AND STRONGLY CONSIDER THE RANGE OF THE CITY'S PHYSICAL AND HISTORIC ATTRIBUTES AND SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS.
THE APPROACH IS TO SPONSOR LANDMARK ARTWORK THAT IS FUNCTIONAL, DECORATIVE, AND ICONIC, SUCH AS RAILINGS, LIGHT STANDARDS, MURALS, MOSAICS, SCULPTURAL RELIEF SPANS, OR SCULPTURE.
ARTWORK SHALL BE COMPAT COMPATIBLE WITH AND NOT IMPEDE THE PROGRAMMIC FUNCTION OF THE SITE.
ENSURE ARTWORK IS EXTREMELY DURABLE AND PHYSICAL, PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE OR VISIBLE TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE.
ENSURE EASE OF MAINTENANCE, ACCESS FOR THE ARTWORK.
AND WHEN DETERMINING, WHEN DETERMINING THE ARTWORK SCALE.
CONSIDER ITS VISIBILITY FROM A DISTANCE, AND IT GOES ON TO ROADWAYS, WHICH IS ALSO APPLICABLE, BUT IT'S A LOT OF REPEATED MATERIAL.
AND THEN WITHIN THE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR DESIGN, YOU KNOW, MATERIALS, HEIGHT, SCALE, DURABILITY, UM, IF THE DESIGN IS COMPATIBLE, IF IT SPEAKS TO THE AESTHETICS THAT ARE, UM, ARE D FOR INFORMED BY PETALUMA ITSELF.
IT'S AN IT'S AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, PAST, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT FOR THIS PROCESS, THAT YOU READ THESE THINGS AND SEE IF THIS ACCOMPLISHES THAT.
AND THERE'S OTHER GUIDELINES THAT HAVE BEEN SET OUT, OR, UM, I'M SORRY, GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN SET OUT.
CITYWIDE GOALS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL THAT INCLUDE IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITY, PRIORITIZING PROJECTS TO UPGRADE AND IMPROVE DOWNTOWN ALLEYWAYS AND PUBLIC SPACES.
GOAL 1 37, EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MURALS AND ART INSTALLATIONS.
CITYWIDE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN.
UM, GOAL NUMBER ONE, PERMANENT PUBLIC ARTWORK SHALL BE EVALUATED, EVALUATED BY CRITER, I'M SORRY, QUALIFIED REVIEWERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED CRITERIA IN THE PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE, INCLUDING ARTISTIC, QUALITY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND DURABILITY.
GOAL NUMBER TWO, ENCOURAGE ART PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE REFLECTIONS OF PETALUMA'S, AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PAST, THE DIVERSITY OF ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PRESENT DAY COMMUNITY GOAL NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC ART ENRICHES PETALUMA NEIGHBORHOOD AND GATEWAYS.
IT ADDS AESTHETICS AND CRYSTAL CULTURAL RICHNESS TO DOWNTOWN.
GOAL NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC ART PROMOTES A COMFORTABLE AND AMENABLE WALKING ENVIRONMENT IN PETALUMA WHILE BEING CLEARLY VISIBLE TO VISITORS PASSING THROUGH.
GOAL NUMBER FOUR, COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ART ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM.
DRAFT GENERAL POLICIES THAT ARE COMING UP IN OUR DRAFT GENERAL PLAN POLICY.
AC 1.5, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC ART INTO MOBILITY, PUBLIC FACILITIES, AND OTHER CITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS POLICY.
ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS TO ENGAGE IN CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PROJECTS.
POLICY AC 4.3, ACTION AC 4.31.
ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS TO ENGAGE.
NEVERMIND, IT WAS REITERATING
AND SO, UM, IT JUST REALLY HELPS WITH THAT PRECEDENT SETTING TO REALLY HAVE WHAT WE'RE POINTING TO AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, DOES THIS HIT THE GOALS THAT THE CITY HAS IDENTIFIED? YEAH, I, YOU KNOW, I, I I THINK THAT IT DOES MY, I THINK MY ONE QUESTION IS, HAS TO DO WITH, I MEAN, I LOVE THE, THE, HOW THIS ROTARY CLUB DOES REPRESENT THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA IN TERMS OF WORKING TOGETHER IN THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.
I'M, I'M CURIOUS HOW THAT SPIRIT IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE ART ITSELF RATHER THAN THE PROCESS FOR CREATING AND MAKING IT HAPPEN.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, WE WENT THROUGH, IN OUR INTERNAL COMMITTEE, MANY ITER, LIKE MANY MEETINGS ABOUT THIS, WHAT IS PETALUMA AND, AND FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, THE NAME OF OUR TOWN, WHICH I BELIEVE MEANS THE BACKSIDE OF THE HILL.
AND IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE INDIGENOUS TRIBE THAT LIVED BY THE, BY THE RIVER, UM, TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SORT OF AGRICULTURE THAT, AND INDUSTRY THAT DEVELOPED HERE TO FEED THE GOLD MINERS, YOU KNOW, THE GOLD RUSH DAYS, RIGHT? AND TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.
AND, AND THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA FOR US REALLY IS THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE, THAT WHERE
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WE BRING IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, UH, FROM OUR 120 5-YEAR-OLD, UM, STEEL BUSINESS THAT'S STILL ON PETALUMA BOULEVARD.WE KIND OF JOKE, WE'RE LIKE, GOSH, YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO OPEN A STEEL COMPANY ON PETALUMA BOULEVARD ANYMORE, RIGHT? SO, SO, SO MAINTAINING THAT SORT OF OF LEGACY WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT ARE HERE, LACE HOUSE LINEN, UH, CLOVER, UM, GOLDEN STATE LUMBER, UM, EXCHANGE BANK, THESE COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE THAT ARE SORT OF THESE, UM, LEGACY COMPANIES IN OUR TOWN, AND THEN NEWER COMPANIES LIKE MY OWN THAT'S ONLY, UM, YOU KNOW, 13 YEARS OLD, YOU KNOW, HERE IN PETALUMA.
BUT, BUT, BUT WE'RE GOING STRONG, RIGHT? AND THEN WE HAVE THIS REALLY ENRICHED, SORT OF COOL DOWNTOWN AREA, RIGHT? WE HAVE, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE NEW HOTEL.
I KNOW THAT'S BEEN KIND OF CONTROVERSIAL, BUT WE HAVE ALL THIS NEW STUFF HAPPENING.
THE, UM, WHEN BASIN STREET DID THE THEATER DISTRICT, THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE OPPOSED TO THAT.
AND, AND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE EVEN OPPOSED TO THAT SORT OF DOWNTOWN, UM, UPGRADE, EVERYONE UTILIZES THAT, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE THIS, UM, REALLY COOL MIX OF, YOU KNOW, OUR HISTORIC, UM, SORT OF, UM, WE, WE FEEL THAT THIS PIECE REPRESENTS THAT WITH THE HISTORY OF THE, UM, UM, INDUSTRIAL SORT OF LOOK PLUS, UH, THE FAMILIES THAT ARE PUTTING IT TOGETHER, PLUS THE ART.
AND I MEAN, TO ME, AND ART IS SO IMPORTANT AS WE ALL ARE HERE, YOU KNOW, ARTS COMMITTEE AND SOVEREIGNTY AND FREEDOM AND EXPRESSION, AND WHAT REALLY LINKS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER, UM, IN SUPPORT.
DID YOU, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THAT CHRIS AT ALL? UM, I THINK, I THINK THE ARTIST WOULD PROBABLY SPEAK TO THAT.
YEAH, I THINK, WELL, I MEAN, YOU, YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT
I'D BE, I'D BE SURPRISED IF YOU LOSE ANY WIND IN YOUR SAIL.
UH, I DID A PROJECT IN, UH, PITTSBURGH.
IT ACTUALLY WASN'T PITTSBURGH, IT WAS EAST COAST, AND IT WAS IN AN ALL BLACK COMMUNITY, AND WE WERE GONNA BUILD A TEMPLE AND IN AN ALL BLACK COMMUNITY, A TEMPLE, IT WAS A PRETTY CAUSTIC WORD TO USE.
SO I SAID, LET'S MAKE IT A GAZEBO.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY EGO INVOLVEMENT WITH A PIECE OF SCULPTURE.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SIGN THAT WE'RE PUTTING UP IN PEDAL, AND IT'S NOT A PIECE OF ART AND MUSEUM OR HONOR ART IS NOT GONNA COME OR CRITIQUE IT, YOU KNOW? UM, THE REASON THAT THIS PIECE IS SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTS PETALUMA IS VAN BEA HAS BEEN HERE FOR 125 YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENT ARTISTS THAT HAVE GROWN UP IN PETALUMA, BUT VAN BE, HAS SUPPORTED ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THEM, AND ANONYMOUSLY, NOT WITHOUT TRYING TO GET A CREDIT OR MAKING MONEY.
SO, UH, WHEN ROYCE CALLED ME UP AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO WORK ON SOMETHING WITH HIM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING I WOULDN'T DO FOR ROYCE, YOU KNOW? SO IT'S, THE PIECE IS NOT A DAVID BEST PIECE, IT'S A COLLABORATION WITH ROYCE AND MYSELF, AND WE'RE REPRESENTING PETALUMA.
SO RIGHT NOW, I HATE TO BRING IT UP, BUT WE LOST THE YOUNG KID AT PETALUMA HIGH SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS THAT IN THIS PIECE, WHETHER IT'S WITH THE PERSON'S NAME OR JUST OUR INTENT, INTENTION OF HOW WE BUILT THE PIECE.
SO, YOU KNOW, AS AN ARTIST, I'M HOPING TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT HIGH ART, YOU KNOW, DON'T, DON'T, DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN, IN, THIS IS A MUSEUM PIECE.
THIS IS A, THIS IS A PIECE THAT WE'RE BUILDING IN PETALUMA.
OKAY? AND, UH, SNEAKING IT IN.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M A RICH ARTIST COMING IN TO MAKE A DONATION, YOU KNOW? IT'S, YOU KNOW, CONTRARY TO HOW SOME PEOPLE MAY, MAY PERCEIVE IT, THIS IS A GENEROUS GIFT THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY ROYCE AND A ROTARY CLUB, AND, AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY STRINGS ATTACHED.
THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR A BIG ROTARY CLUB LINE GLOWING LIGHT ON IT.
ANYWAY, UH, HOW'S IT GONNA REPRESENT PETALUMA, YOU KNOW, BEATS THE HELL OUT OF SOME OTHER THINGS I'VE SEEN OUT HERE.
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YOU'RE ONE THAT, OKAY.I'M, I'M GLAD THAT QUESTION GOT ANSWERED.
I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT AS WELL, BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FACT DOING METAL SCULPTURE MYSELF, THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS YOU REALLY CAN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT TILL YOU START PUTTING THE PIECE TOGETHER.
UM, FIRST I WANTED TO JUST SAY THAT THIS BRINGS TO MIND, UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO I HELPED A FRIEND AND, UH, ONE OF THE FIRST RIVER PARK MEMBERS AND A ROTARIAN SAIL, HIS BOAT TO ALASKA.
AND IN MANY OF THE TOWNS WHERE WE STOPPED, WE SAW ROTARY PROJECTS, PARKS, ET CETERA.
AND IT ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS TOWN MUST BE SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY, THIS GROUP PUTS SO MUCH EFFORT INTO DOING THIS FOR THAT TOWN, AND IT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.
SO JUST RIGHT AWAY SEEING THIS, WHEN YOU COME IN, IT SHOWS THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE COMING TO A GREAT PLACE IF SOMEONE WOULD DO THIS FOR THAT TOWN.
SO IT REALLY SPEAKS TO PETALUMA IN THAT WAY.
YOU DON'T GIVE GIFTS TO PLACES THAT YOU DON'T THINK ARE DESERVING OF IT.
UM, AS FAR AS THE PARAMETERS GO, I THINK ALL OF THE PHYSICAL, LIKE, UM, PARAMETERS SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, WAY FINDING AND LIGHTING, ALL OF THOSE PRACTICAL THINGS ARE MET BY THIS.
UM, AND THE, THE SPIRIT ITSELF, I MEAN, IT REALLY DOES REFLECT THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA IF YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT AS, UH, THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, ET CETERA, THAT WENT INTO THIS.
AND I THINK, UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE DON'T TO, TO HAVE THAT SIGNAGE THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T NORMALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE CONTEXT BEHIND A PIECE.
WE SEE IT, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO MADE IT, THE TOOLS THAT MADE IT WITH WHO MADE IT HAPPEN, ET CETERA, AND ALL OF THAT.
IT'S GOOD TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE PUBLIC.
'CAUSE THAT DOES SHOW IT'S A SPIRIT OF PETALUMA, AND I'M GLAD THE OTHER PART WAS ANSWERED.
I WAS ALSO WONDERING HOW THE, HOW THE AESTHETICS OF IT PLAY INTO PETALUMA.
BUT THAT MAKES SENSE, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO DEVELOP AS YOU BUILD IT AND YOU GET, IT'S KINDA LIKE WRITING A BOOK.
YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AS YOU WRITE IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PIECE AS YOU BUILD IT.
SO I THINK ALL THE PARAMETERS ARE MET, AND I'M VERY EXCITED.
I THINK THAT THIS PROJECT DOES, UM, SATISFY A LOT OF THE GOALS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, UH, PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST SPOKE ON, MELISSA.
UM, BUT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER.
DAVID, I THINK THAT I'M, I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME TODAY AND SAID WHAT YOU SAID.
UM, PETALUMA IS NOT IN A POSITION TO, YOU KNOW, NOT ACCEPT GIFTS THESE DAYS.
AND IF WE WANT TO HAVE PUBLIC ART, WE DO NEED THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS.
I JUST THINK FROM AN EQUITY STANDPOINT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE CONSIDERATION JUST THAT THOUGHTFULNESS, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMMENT ABOUT, UM, OPPORTUNITY AND, UM, I, I, SO I'M, I'M VERY TORN ON.
UM, I DO THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT.
I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT ROTARY AND EVERYONE INVOLVED HAS DECIDED, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS IS WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THEIR TIME AND ENERGY.
I THINK THAT IS, THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF PETALUMA, RIGHT? IT'S IN EVERY PART OF THIS.
BUT, UM, MOVING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE, I THINK IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT THE PROCESS OF HOW AND WHO IS INVOLVED.
AND, UM, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT STICKY TO, YOU KNOW, A GIFT IS A GIFT, BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE, UM, SOLICIT GIFTS AND FUNDS FOR, TO BRING IN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, ARTISTS THAT DON'T HAVE A SPOTLIGHT ALREADY.
AND, UM, YEAH, I JUST CONFLICTED ON THAT PART, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S A GREAT PROJECT AND SO WELL THOUGHT OUT, AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE MANY MEETINGS WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A SLOG AND YOU'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
SO, UM, I DEFINITELY THINK IT WOULD BE A
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GREAT TO SEE IN THAT LOCATION.I THINK AS FAR AS WAY FINDING GOES, IT REALLY DOES SATISFY THAT.
UM, I DO ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LIGHTING OF THE ACTUAL PETALUMA.
UM, BUT JUST LIKE CODY SAID, IT, YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AS YOU GO AND AS YOU SEE HOW IT, UM, ACTUALLY REACTS TO LIGHT AND THE SPACE AND EVERYTHING.
SO, UM, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS FOR NOW.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL ADD MINE.
I, I, I WOULD MIRROR A LOT OF MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SAYING THAT, UH, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, TO HAVE, UH, OTHER COMMENTS AND OTHER IDEAS AND TO BE ABLE TO TALK IN A PUBLIC FORUM LIKE THIS.
UM, MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN OTHER PROJECTS LIKE THE SKATE PARK AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE PUBLIC, UH, FUNDED.
UM, THE, THE PROJ THE PROCESS WAS PRETTY ROBUST.
IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND WE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY DISCUSS IT PRETTY INTENSELY AND NOT AGREE AND FIND OUT, UH, YOU KNOW,
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A, A MISSING PART OF THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ACCEPTING OR NOT.
UM, SO I DO THINK THERE IS A, A CHANCE TO, TO WORK ON THAT AS A CITY.
UH, BUT IN TERMS OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT GIVEN AND LANDING, UM, TODAY, UH, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
UM, I'VE GONE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, SPECS, UH, IN TERMS OF THE WAY FINDING, AGAIN, I JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SUPER VISIBLE IF WE WANT IT TO BEVIS VISIBLE FROM THE FREEWAY, WE HAVE TO MAKE, UH, YOU KNOW, IF IT HAS TO, YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE, UH, CONTINGENCIES THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LIGHT SHINES.
UM, BUT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, IT FEELS, IT FEELS INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, LIKE OUR TOWN, UH, IT SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE HISTORY, UM, JUST, UM, AS A DESIGNER MYSELF AND AS A, UH, YOU HAVE A VERY LIMITED FOOTPRINT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT STILL IS PRETTY TRYING TO BE ICONIC FOR THE ENTRY TO TOWN.
SO THE SOLUTION, UH, I THINK IS THOUGHTFUL AND, UH, AND DOES THAT VERY WELL.
AND, UM, I LOVE THE, UH, THE, THE RIVER ARCH AND HOW THE PATINA AND, AND IT FEELS, UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE GRAIN SILOS AND THINGS AROUND TOWN, THERE IS A PATINA ABOUT THIS TOWN BECAUSE OF ITS AGE.
AND SO THIS TIES INTO THAT BEAUTIFULLY, I THINK.
UM, AND THEN IN TERMS OF CULTURE, AGAIN, DAVID, THE, UH, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T, LIKE YOU SAID, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE, UM, FIGURATIVE ELEMENTS IN IT NECESSARILY, OR, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT, BUT JUST THE IDEA OF IT BEING MORE INDUSTRIAL AND THE, AND THE HOMAGE BEING PAID TO THE, UH, THE, THE COMPANY OR THE, THE, THE INDUSTRY IN TOWN OVER THE LAST COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
UM, I THINK THE SCALE 24 FEET TALL, AGAIN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO TELL WITHOUT IT BEING THERE, BUT THE SCALE SEEMS TO WORK FOR THAT SPACE, GIVEN THE, THE, THE FOUNDATION THAT YOU HAD TO WORK WITH.
AND, UM, AS FAR AS WAY FINDING, AGAIN, IF IT'S VISIBLE AND BEAUTIFUL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT, UH, IT'S A GREAT THING TO HAVE ON IN OUR CITY.
SO, UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I RESPECT DAVID'S WORK, UM, SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND, UH, I AM, UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE GET TO DISCUSS IT MORE.
AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS WE'D LOVE TO HAVE, I, I HAVE A COMMENT OR A PORTION OF IT THAT'S NOT DEMONSTRATED THAT I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD DISCUSS, WHICH IS THE ADDING OF THE ROSES.
I HAVE A KID OUT OF PETALUMA AUTO SHOP AND METAL WHO'S WORKED WITH A LOT OF YOU
AND I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT, THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE MAINTENANCE.
I, I WOULD ADVISE THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHETHER THAT'S VISUAL CLUTTER, IF IT SHOULD BE MORE, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE VISUAL TO PEOPLE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE DRIVING BY AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE OF A SCALE THAT YOU'RE REALLY GONNA BE INTERACTING WITH THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT SOMEWHERE THAT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT AND THEY, LIKE, IF THEY WANNA TAKE THEIR PICTURE WITH THE FLOWER THEY'RE DOING, YOU'RE CREATING AN ISSUE AGAIN.
SO YOU REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T GONNA BE A PROJECT THAT CAPTURES EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY, BUT FOR THAT PART OF IT, IT'S SO SENSITIVE THAT I WOULD, I WOULD THINK IT'S WORTH TALKING ABOUT.
UH, YEAH, MY THOUGHTS WHEN I WAS HEARING THAT WAS, WERE YOU, YOU ALREADY HAVE SO MUCH OF A PROJECT GOING ON.
UM, IT'S NOT A PREREQUISITE THERE, THERE'S
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NO, IT WOULDN'T BE GOING OUT OF ORDER TO, TO COMPLETE THE BIGGER PROJECT FIRST AND THEN SEE IF THESE OTHER SMALLER ELEMENTS FIT IN OR NOT.I THINK TACKLING THE PRIORITY IS, IS GOOD TO START WITH AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IF IT STILL FITS.
BUT IF YOU DO THE BIG, THE BIG PIECE FIRST, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T ADD THE SMALL THINGS AFTER THERE'S NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT OF ORDER THERE.
MELISSA, THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
'CAUSE I DID HAVE A NOTE ON THAT.
UM, I DID FEEL LIKE THAT ADDITION OF THE FLOWERS, THE ROSES SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A CONCEPT FOR A DIFFERENT PROJECT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UM, I DID ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT LIKE, MAKING IT A SPOT TO STOP, YOU KNOW, OFF OF, NOT OBVIOUSLY FOR THE MAIN SCULPTURE, BUT I THINK THAT COULD BE REALLY COOL IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAT PEOPLE COULD REALLY INTERACT WITH IT IN A, A MORE THOUGHTFUL WAY.
YOU KNOW, LIKE AT, UM, YOU KNOW, WICKERSHAM PARK OR SOMETHING THAT ALREADY HAS KIND OF THAT SETTING.
UM, IT JUST, IT FELT A LITTLE BIT DISJOINTED TO ME AND, UM, I LOVE THE CONCEPT.
UM, BUT I DID THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
'CAUSE I ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF, I MEAN, POWDER COATING IS STILL, YOU KNOW, DOES REQUIRE SOME UPKEEP IN THE ELEMENTS AND STUFF.
HOW, HOW LONG WOULD A POWDER COATED ROSE STEEL ROSE, LIKE, WOULD THOSE NEED TO BE RE COATED OR, UM, I JUST HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THAT TOO.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THE ROSES? DID YOU HAVE A THOUGHT? YEAH, YEAH, IT FELT A LITTLE BIT LIKE AN ADD-ON TO ME.
YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF FELT, UM, SO THERE, IF THERE'S GONNA BE A PEACE POLE, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE AROUND THE PEACE POLE AND IT BECOMES ALMOST LIKE A SEPARATE PIECE.
UM, YEAH, NO PUN INTENDED THERE.
UH, BUT, UM, BUT YEAH, IT FELT LIKE THERE'S, THERE'S A FLOW, A VISUAL FLOW OF, OF, OF THIS.
AND WITH THE LANDSCAPING, UM, PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN AREN'T GONNA NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT THE FLOWERS ARE FOR UNLESS THEY HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A VISUAL CONTEXT OR, YOU KNOW, UNLESS THEY STOP OR ARE WALKING.
SO IF YOU THINK OF THE, THE VIEWERSHIP OF THIS, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THEM ARE GONNA UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FLOWERS ARE AND THE, THE METAPHOR OF PEACE? UM, IT FEELS LIKE IF, IF IT WERE ON THE SIDE AND IT'S MORE OF A PEDESTRIAN THING AS IS, UH, THAT MAYBE MAKES MORE SENSE IF IT'S WITH THE PEACE POLE AND YOU HAVE THOSE FLOWERS AGAIN, THAT, I DUNNO IF THAT'S IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS DISCUSSION NECESSARILY, BUT, UM, I DON'T, AESTHETICALLY PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS IT IN, IN THE CONTEXT OF, OF THESE RENDERINGS.
AND, UM, AND THE PEOPLE DRIVING BY AREN'T GONNA KNOW WHAT IT MEANS UNLESS THEY GET TO SEE THE, THE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE OR READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO JUST A THOUGHT TO, UH, TO ADDRESS THAT.
I'LL JUST SAY IT, IT ALSO PLAYS INTO MY, UH, THE SAFETY ISSUE.
I MEAN, THE, THE BEACON IS YOU CAN SEE IT FROM QUITE SOME DISTANCE AND YOU'RE GONNA BE GOING UP OR DOWN MAINLY, UM, WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER IT.
AND YOU, YOU WILL HAVE REALLY, YOU WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED IT MOSTLY IN FULL BY THE TIME YOU HIT THE ROUNDABOUT.
SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE TEMPTED TO BE LOOKING AT IT CLOSELY, BUT IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT REQUIRE YOU TO LOOK MORE CAREFULLY, IT COULD ACTUALLY, UM, INCREASE THE ACCIDENT PRONE NATURE OF THE AREA.
SO ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS? MELISSA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? I'M HERE TO GUIDE AND PROMPT.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL IT TO VOTE.
CAN WE CONDUCT A VOTE? WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION.
UH, I'LL MAKE, I MAKE A SECOND.
I MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO RECOMMEND THIS PROJECT, UH, TO CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE GIFT, UH, WITH A STIPULATION OF, UM, OF RETHINKING THE, THE DOING SOME REWORKING ON THE ROSES ADDITION.
CAN I REQUEST A MOTION TO VOTE
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COMMITTEE MEMBER CALLED IRON ABSENT COMMITTEE MEMBER KM? YES.COMMITTEE MEMBER GREENSPAN? YES.
ABSENT, UH, THE VOTES CARRIED.
I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE DESIGN FEEDBACK FOR THE APPLICANT THAT YOU PROVIDE THAT AT THIS POINT, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO CALL OUT OUTSIDE OF THE ROSES TO BRING TO THEIR ATTENTION, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
JUST TO RE REITERATE THE READABILITY OF THE, UH, FROM ALL ANGLES OF THE PETALUMA, THAT'S A, THAT'S A WAY FINDING THING.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF IT.
SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT, UM, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME.
I DID, UM, ON THAT NOTE, UM, I WAS TALKING TO A FELLOW KENTUCKY STREET MERCHANT TODAY BUSINESS OWNER WHO SAID TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE FREEWAY TO DRAW PEOPLE IN WHO LITERALLY SAID THAT COMMENT TODAY.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH, I HAVE A MEETING YOU SHOULD WATCH
BUT, UM, SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESS OWNERS HERE IN TOWN TO HAVE THAT, THAT FOCAL DRAW IN FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY COMING NORTH.
UM, SO JUST THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER IN ALL OF YOUR LIGHTING DECISIONS.
JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT PART OF THE PROCESS THAT YOUR, YOUR SIGN, MONUMENT SIGN THAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE PEACE PULL, THOSE ARE ALL GONNA BE PART OF YOUR ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT INTERACTION.
AND I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH GUIDELINES FOR THE LIGHTING.
WE HAVE PARAMETERS FOR THAT SO IT WON'T DISTURB WILDLIFE OR SLEEPING PATTERNS.
WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY DO IT ALL IN A CONSIDERATE WAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GONNA BE SPOT LIT.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY HAS TO, THE CITY HAS DEFINED RULES ABOUT HOW IT'S HANDLED AND I'M CERTAIN THAT THE PROJECT, BECAUSE OF ALL THE RULES HAVE BEEN PLACED
I FEEL LIKE I, I, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MEETS EVERYBODY'S DESIGN CRITERIA.
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE AND, AND PARTICIPATING AND FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR COMMENTS AND, UH, IT'S A LOVELY EVENING.
UH, I WILL CLOSE ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA MEETING ITEM NUMBER
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FIVE.UM, ONTO MEETING ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
HERE'S OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MATRIX RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE EVERYBODY PRESENT TODAY, BUT WE HAD, UM, MADE SPACE FOR DOROTHY DJ IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO.
IS IT OKAY? MAYBE WE LEAVE? YEAH.
WE DON'T WANT DISTURB YOUR LEGION
LET, WE COULD GIVE A SECOND FOR EVERYBODY TO LEAVE THAT DOESN'T WANNA STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING CHAIR.
DO YOU WANNA HAVE A BREAK FOR A SECOND? YEAH, LET'S HAVE A BREAK.
OKAY, WE'LL TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK.
WE'RE AT MEETING ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
SO THIS IS OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, AND COMMITTEE MATRIX FOR RIGHT NOW.
UM, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ANNE DIGGS WILL BE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AS CHAIR AT THE END OF HER TERM.
UM, AND WE'LL, WE HAVE THE APPLICATION PROCESS CLOSED LAST THURSDAY FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UH, I BELIEVE TWO PEOPLE APPLIED FOR ANNE'S POSITION AS LIAISON FROM THE PUBLIC ARTS CENTER.
SO AT OUR NEXT GATHERING WE'LL HAVE AN IDEA OF WHO THAT PERSON IS AND WE'LL PROBABLY REEVALUATE THESE COMMITTEES TO MAKE SURE THEY REFLECT WHO'S AVAILABLE.
UM, I DID WANNA LEAVE IT TO DJ TO, YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE'S ROOM ON THE ASPHALT ART PROJECT, WHICH ISN'T HAPPENING, BUT IT'S GONNA BE AN ADVISORY GROUP.
UM, KENILWORTH PARK PUBLIC ART
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IS ACTUALLY PENDING FUNDING, SO I SHOULD PROBABLY REMOVE THAT.UM, YOU'RE ON THE PUBLIC ART MAP AND TOURS, WHICH IS KIND OF RESUMED AND RIVER ARCH 2.0 IS, THAT'S ACTUALLY IN MY COMMITTEE, IN MY, UM, STAFF REPORT.
I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU GUYS MORE ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN, UM, AS ANNE'S SEATS OPEN UP, I, YOU KNOW, TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE WITHIN THAT AS WELL.
I LIKE RIVER ARCH NUMBER TWO, RIVER ARCH NUMBER TWO.
THEN YOU'LL BE EXCITED FOR WHAT'S COMING UP.
AND SO DO ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY REPORT OUTS FROM THEIR SUBCOMMITTEES PROJECTS? NO, I, LOOKING AT MINE, UM, WE'VE MADE SOME UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC ART MAP, BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANGES, SO I THINK THAT'S ALREADY UPDATED.
UM, SO NO, UH, NO UPDATES FOR ME AND WE WILL HAVE SOME PUBLIC ART MAP, UM, CHANGES COMING UP SHORTLY, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT.
UM, AND WE'LL CLOSE MEETING ITEM NUMBER FIVE, STOP SHARING FOR A MOMENT.
NO, AND I CAN SEND YOU, IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR ME TO SEND YOU THE SUBCOMMITTEE GUIDELINES.
AGAIN, I PROVIDED THOSE ALL IN A WORKBOOK FOR PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE THAT WAS PROVIDED WHEN YOU FIRST TOOK OFFICE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL SEND IT TO YOU AGAIN.
UM, BUT IT'S A HELPFUL TOOL TO REVIEW WHAT YOUR PURVIEW IS.
UM, YOU DON'T WANNA BE DISCUSSING WHERE YOU COULD CREATE A SERIAL MEETING, SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO REVIEW THOSE ITEMS. AND SUBCOMMITTEES ARE REALLY, YOU'RE NOT A DECISION MAKING BODY.
YOU ARE ADVISING AND REPORTING BACK ON THE UPDATES.
AND, UM, I HAVE EMAILED SEVERAL OF YOU RECENTLY ABOUT THE ROTARY, ANYBODY WHO'S ON THAT, SO THAT IF YOU WANTED TO TALK AND HELP PROVIDE DESIGN YOU COULD.
AND THE SAME WITH MARY FULLER MCCHESNEY RIGHT NOW IN THE RIVER ARCH.
SO THOSE ARE KIND OF OUR, OUR HARDER ONES RIGHT NOW.
AND THE, UM, SKATE PARK IS COMING UP TOO.
UM, ADRIAN, WE'LL DISCUSS THAT IN OUR NEXT ITEM SIX.
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AT MEETING ITEM NUMBER SIX.OUR PUBLIC CHART, UM, PROJECT STATUS MATRIX IS AVAILABLE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW.
UM, ADOBE ROAD WINERY HAS BEEN PUT ON, CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD SINCE FEBRUARY.
AT THAT TIME, THE PAD BASE PLATE IN ANCHORS THAT HAD BEEN CREATED FOR, UM, RYAN PETERSON, HE'S MAKING A SCULPTURE THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2022, I BELIEVE MAYBE 2023, UM, WAS PUT IN THE WRONG LOCATION.
SO THEY REMOVED IT, KIND OF COVERED IT UP.
HE HASN'T FINISHED COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, SO IT'S STILL OKAY.
UM, BUT THE PROJECT HAS JUST BEEN ON HOLD.
I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT, UM, RYAN LET ME KNOW THAT AS SOON AS HE GETS CONTACT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, HE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS MANUFACTURING.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE JUST HAD THE UPDATE WITH THE ROUNDABOUT, SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT.
FOR LOU CASEY SKATE PARK, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ADRIAN ARIAS, UM, TO DISCUSS HIS SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE PROJECT LAST WEEK.
THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OR THE, I GUESS IT'S THE SHOVEL BREAKING CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY MANY PEOPLE ON, UM, THE 21ST.
REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ADRIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
BUT, UM, HE AND I HAVE SCHEDULED A PHONE CALL TO DISCUSS, UM, OPPORTUNITIES TO DO HIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMPONENT AND WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS POTENTIALLY THE FAIR OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY BE ENGAGING SO THAT HE CAN START TALKING ABOUT HIS PROCESS AND HOW HE'D LIKE TO HAVE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
THE PETALUMA PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY, UM, I'M AWAITING A TIMELINE AND UPDATES FROM PUBLIC WORKS ON NEXT STEP.
SO THAT PROJECT SHOULD BE PRETTY ROBUST WHEN IT'S MOVED FORWARD.
UM, IF YOU WANT AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT ON THE SITE, IT'S TWO LOCATIONS, A METAL FABRICATION ON THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND IT'S ALL IDENTIFIED IN HERE, UM, AND A POTENTIAL MURAL NEAR THE FIRE BASE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR IN THE FUTURE TO REVIEW THERE.
THE RIVER ARCH 2.0 HAS GOTTEN VERY EXCITING.
I'M GONNA STOP SHARING FOR A MINUTE.
UM, WE'VE GOTTEN SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC
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WORKS TO MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD.SO WHILE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FUNDING, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF WORK DIRECTLY WITH BJORN KREINBERG TO SEE HOW WE CAN MOVE THINGS FORWARD.
UM, ESPECIALLY THESE JUST CAN'T SIT FOR IN PERPETUITY AND WE REALLY WANT THEM TO BE ACCESSIBLE.
I DID WRITE A LETTER OF INTENT FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA PARKS PROGRAMMING, UM, AND IF WE GET THAT FUNDING, THAT WAS A REQUEST FOR $70,000 FOR THE LIGHTING CONNECTION AND FOR THE BOULDERS AND MORE UPGRADES TO THE SITE TO FACILITATE PROGRAMMING.
AND IT WAS ALSO AN ALLOCATION TOWARDS MONTHLY PROGRAMMING BENEATH THE RIVER ARCH.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE A DANCE GROUP ONCE A MONTH OR SOME KIND OF READING OR SOMETHING THAT PROMOTES A CULTURAL ACTIVITY AT THE SITE.
UM, I'LL REPORT BACK TO YOU IN AUGUST WHEN THEY MOVE FORWARD, WHO CAN, WHO IS UP FOR FINAL REVIEW? UM, FOR RIGHT NOW BJORN HAS COMMITTED TO PUBLIC WORKS CREATING A PAD FOR THE BENCH THAT DAVID BEST HAD MANUFACTURED TO COOPERATE WITH THE OTHER PIECES AT THE SITE OF THE RIVER ARCH.
SO THAT PAD WILL BE POURED TO FACILITATE BOTH THE BENCH AND, UM, HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY SO SOMEBODY CAN PULL A, A, A WHEELCHAIR UP ONTO IT AND HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE AND VIEW.
THE RIVER ARCH SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET.
RELIEF HAS INSTALLED, UH, IT'S EITHER NINE OR 11 TREES, LIKE REALLY NICE TREES ALONG THE LYNCH CREEK TRAIL ON THE SIDE OF WIZARD OF METALS.
SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY BECOMING A DIFFERENT SITE REALLY QUICKLY.
THE TWO FRAGMENTS THAT ACCOMPANY THE RIVER ARCH BUT WERE NEVER INSTALLED WILL BE INSTALLED.
WHAT THAT WILL INVOLVE IS WE'RE NOT GONNA USE DECOMPOSED GRANITE.
WE'RE GONNA USE ROAD FILL AND EXCAVATE TO GROUND DEPTH SO THAT IT WILL BE SECURED IN THERE FOR THOSE TWO FRAGMENTS AND WE CAN'T DO THE WHOLE PLAN THAT, UM, HAD BEEN DESIGNED BY SANDY REED.
I'M GONNA PULL UP HER, UM, HER PLAN REALLY QUICK THAT SHE, HER AND I MET ON SITE AND KIND OF DREW OUT WHAT COULD FUNCTION WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND BE VISUALLY ACCEPTABLE
SO OUR ORIGINAL DESIGN BY ZACH LANDSCAPING AS VOLUNTEERED FROM SANDY REED, SHOWED THIS SPIRAL WITH BOULDERS.
BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE GRADING ON THE SITE, PARTICULARLY ON THE RIVERSIDE AND PUBLIC WORK DEEMED THAT IT HAD BEEN KIND OF A DANGER TO DO ANY GRADING THERE.
WE WANNA KEEP IT AS, AS IS AND NOT DISTURBED.
LOOKING AT THAT, WE DECIDED THAT THE SIDING, AND PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY MUCH CLOSE TO WHERE DAVID VEST AND SANDY REED HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IT, THE PIECE, UM, THAT IS THE MOST WESTERN PIECE WILL BE A LITTLE FURTHER WEST.
AND THE PIECE THAT WHAT HAD BEEN DESIGNED FOR AT THE END OF THE SPIRAL WILL REMAIN IN THAT SAME POSITION.
THERE WILL BE ROAD FILL BASE, UM, AND THEN THE GOAL IS IF WE GET THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO GO AND PUT BOULDERS IN AND KIND OF CITE AND, AND CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF THE SITE.
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN MAINTAINING SOME WILD FLOWERS THERE.
AND ALSO SINCE OUR NEXT, OUR LAST MEETING, PUBLIC WORKS REMOVED A LOT OF DEBRIS THAT HAD BEEN A LIVING SPACE FOR SOMEBODY AND SO THAT'S BEEN REMOVED.
THEY WEREN'T CURRENTLY RESIDING AT THE SITE.
THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF LEFTOVERS, SO THAT WAS CLEARED OUT ALONG WITH A LOT OF BRUSH THAT HAD OVERGROWN.
SO PUBLIC WORKS CLEARED THAT OUT AND REALLY LOOKED AT THE SITE TO SEE IF THIS WAS DOABLE WITH WHAT WE HAD AVAILABLE TO US.
WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO EXAMINE THAT DRAINAGE SLOPING SPIRAL AT A FURTHER DATE, BUT THAT IS GONNA TAKE SOME COM LIKE SOME PARTNERING WITH WATER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRAINAGE IS PROPERLY DONE.
AND UM, AND ALSO DAVID, I'M SORRY, UM, NATHAN APPLE, WHO OWNS WIZARD OF METALS MOVE THE FENCE LINE COMPATIBLE WITH WHERE THE CITY AND HERE ARE NEGOTIATING THE, THE LAND USE AND EXCHANGE.
AND SO IT'S REALLY NICE RIGHT NOW IT REALLY KIND OF OPENED IT UP SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND REALLY TAKE A REALISTIC APPROACH.
SO OUR HOPE IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS INSTALLED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.
AND SO I'D REALLY LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS TALK TO SANDY, SEE IF YOU, YOU KNOW, WEIGH IN IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS RELOCATING.
THE IDEA WAS THIS ISN'T AN A DA, LIKE THOSE FRAGMENTS ARE NOT BENCHES.
THIS IS JUST GONNA HAVE A WAY TO DEAL WITH IT THAT LIMITS GROWTH AROUND IT AND SECURES THEM IN PLACE WHILE THE BENCH IS GOING TO BE A DA AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
SO WE'VE TRIED TO STICK WITH WHAT WE CAN WITHIN THE AMOUNT OF ACCESS WE HAVE TO SUPPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT?
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OKAY, I PROMISE IT'S GONNA GET REALLY EXCITING SOON.SO, UM, BACK TO OUR MATRIX, THE MURAL WALLS ALONG LYNCH CREEK TRAIL, NATHAN APPLE HAS NOT RESTARTED HIS DISCUSSION ABOUT HIS FENCE VARIANT.
SO WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT WE KEEP THAT AVENUE OPEN AND WE CONTINUE TO LIKE SAY, YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE MARY FULLER MCCHESNEY COLLECTION.
SO WE WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.
UM, AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TWO OUTSTANDING PIECES OFFSITE THAT NEED TO BE MOVED.
ONE IN SEBASTOPOL FROM DENNIS COLBY'S HOUSE, WHICH IS THE, UM, THE SHAPE TOTEM.
WE HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT THE FIRE STATION, BUT SINCE THEN, UM, PUBLIC WORKS HAS IDENTIFIED A LOCATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ENHANCE AND THEY WOULD FUND THE MOVING AND INSTALLATION AND POUR THE PAD FOR THE PIECE OF THE SHAPE TOTEM, WHICH ACTUALLY MEETS OUR ORIGINAL CRITERIA THAT WE WERE HOPING FOR THAT WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED THAT IT WAS POINTING TO SONOMA MOUNTAIN TO HONOR MARY AND HER LEGACY.
AND SO WE WOULD BE WORKING FOR A REDUCED PRICE WITH TODD BARLOW.
PUBLIC WORKS WOULD BE, HE'S AN ART HANDLER AND INSTALLER WHO WOULD JUST BE FABRICATING THE MUD, THE METAL BASE PLATE AND CONNECTIONS FOR IT SO THAT IT'S PROPERLY ADHERED.
AND HE WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDING SPECS FOR THE, THE PAD SO THAT IT COULD SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE PIECE.
I KNOW I HAVE, I'M GONNA STOP SHARING THIS SO I CAN SHOW YOU PHOTOS,
SO THIS NEXT IMAGE IS THAT ROUNDABOUT SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF THE SCALE OF THE SITE.
UM, WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT ENHANCES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKES IT FEEL MORE INVESTED IN AND BESPOKE WITH THIS ADDITION.
IT, IT ACCOMPLISHES A LOT OF OUR ORIGINAL GOALS, WHICH WAS TO HAVE IT IN A ROUNDABOUT, HAVE IT BE KIND OF A WAY FINDING HOMAGE AND TO KEEP IT FROM WHERE THE PUBLIC WOULD DIRECTLY INTERACT WITH IT.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO CLIMB IT OR SCALE IT.
UM, AND TODD WOULD BE INFORMING THE INSTALLATION SO THAT IT WOULD BE PROPERLY SECURED.
AND I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT.
IF, IF YOU GUYS HAVE SOME THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE.
AND AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE, THE PIECE.
SO IT WOULD BE CLEANED, IS IT SHOWING IT OR RIGHT HERE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE, THE BIO ADAGE,
UM, THIS CENTER OR THIS BOTTOM PIECE DOES NOT HAVE A HOLE THROUGH IT.
SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TODD DRILL THE PIECE SLIGHTLY.
IT WAS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE PIECE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PEOPLE WHO MOVED IT HERE.
AND IF IT WAS DAMAGED ANY WAY OR COULD NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT, TODD WOULD RECREATE THE EXACT PIECE OR MAKE IT SLIGHTLY LARGER IF THAT WAS BETTER FOR, UM, VISIBILITY IN THE ROUNDABOUT.
SO ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER IN A PACKAGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO MOVE THAT FORWARD AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INTERDEPARTMENT SUPPORT TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD.
'CAUSE THESE, THESE ARE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT PIECES WE REALLY NEED TO, UM, TO APPROACH.
AND THEN I WILL COVER THE MARY FULLER MCCHESNEY MEDUSA SCULPTURE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY RESIDING AT THE ASTRO MOTEL IN SANTA ROSA AND NEEDS TO BE MOVED.
UM, A RECOMMENDATION WHEN I'VE WALKED THE SITE WITH ANNE AND TANNER WAS BENEATH AN EVE AT CITY HALL.
IT'S VERMICULITE, SO IT'S LIMESTONE AND CONCRETE AND CAN BE VULNERABLE WHEN IT'S JUST DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS.
IT'S BEEN DOING WELL AT THE ASTRO AND THE IMAGE I SUPERIMPOSED HERE IS A RECENT PHOTO OF IT, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF BIOD DEBRIS, DEBRIS, IT'S REALLY, UM, QUITE A NICE SCALE FOR IN THERE.
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THE LILAC BACKGROUND WAS JUST A RECOMMENDATION, DESIGN RECOMMENDATION, JUST TO HAVE IT STAND OUT THAT WE POWER WASH THE WALL AND MAYBE DO SOME KIND OF COMMUNITY PAINT LIKE SILHOUETTE WHERE PEOPLE COULD COME AND HELP OUT AND, UM, GET THIS PLACED.I'M WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THEY CAN POUR A PAD FOR IT, BUT I DID GET A BID FOR MOVING IT AND CLEANING IT.
THAT WOULD BE LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND I'M CURRENTLY REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT AND WITHIN OUR OWN TEAM.
CODY'S SAID THAT PERHAPS HE'S A, A SECONDARY ASSET TO HELP GET THIS FINISHED, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE TIMELINE.
TANNER ALSO, WE, WE ALL WANNA SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION AND AS OF THE CITY SO FAR IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
UM, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE TEAM AT THIS PLACEMENT.
WHILE THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS DISCUSSED IT, IT'S NOT CONCRETE AND I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE, NO PUN INTENDED, THAT WE, UM, THAT WE DISCUSS IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF THE SCULPTURE.
UM, THIS SITE IS, HAS BENCHES FACING IT AND A GREENWAY, SO IT, IT HAS A LOT OF ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC FROM BASSETT STREET AND IT'S HERE AT CITY HALL.
SO I WANTED TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS IF THAT SEEMED APPROPRIATE.
YEAH, I UM, I THINK IT'S PERFECT.
YEAH, I I WALKED MY DOG OUT HERE ALL THE TIME, SO YEAH,
YEAH, AND I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WHY THERE ISN'T MORE PUBLIC ART, UH, FOCUSED ON THIS AT ALL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO I I JUST KNOW THIS, SO I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION.
UM, WHAT I CAN ALSO POINT OUT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS THERE'S LIGHTING ABOVE.
I HAVE TO TEST IT TO MAKE SURE IT'S WORKING.
AND THERE'S ALSO A CAMERA NEARBY AND THERE'S VISIBLE LINE OF SIGHT FROM CITY OFFICES.
SO I ACTUALLY FELT LIKE THIS FELT LIKE A PEACEFUL PLACE.
THERE'S A PEACE POLE NEARBY, SPEAKING OF PEACE POLES WITHIN LIKE THAT SAME LITTLE GREEN BELT.
AND THERE'S ALSO A DEDICATION TO A FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE AND A DEDICATED TREE.
SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A PEACEFUL PLACE.
IT'S OFTEN WHERE PEOPLE GO TO READ UNDER THE TREES, SO IT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL.
MELISSA, JUST ON A SIDE, I'M NOT SURE I LIKE THE PURPLE, WHATEVER.
UM, YEAH, IT SEEMS TO ME IT, IT MAY DETRACT FROM THE INTEGRITY OF THE PIECE.
THE WALL IS A PUTTY COLORED TAN AND SO I, I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND PAINT, WE CAN IDENTIFY, I WOULD PROBABLY GUESS THAT THE, THE GROUP THAT MAINTAINS THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE A SAY ON WHAT THE COLOR WOULD BE.
BUT I WAS THINKING OF A WAY TO DISTINGUISH THAT WALL HAS A LOT OF ARTICULATION WITH THE LEFT HAND STAIRWELL AND IT'S, IT'S PRETTY, IT WOULD BE NICE TO DIFFERENTIATE THOSE FROM THE REST OF THE BUILDING IN SOME KIND OF WAY THAT REALLY OFFSETS IT.
BUT, UM, ULTIMATELY THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO US.
IT WAS JUST A THOUGHT OF A WAY TO DISTINGUISH IT.
UM, BUT THE COLOR WAS MELY JUST ARBITRARY
UM, BUT IF THERE'S NO DESIRE TO DO THAT, MY ONLY CONCERN WAS TO OFFSET THE SCULPTURE FROM THE COLOR BEHIND IT BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT'S, IT'S KIND OF GETS LOST IN THAT MUDDIED COLOR, EVEN IF IT'S JUST PAINTING THAT ONE WALL AND ACCENT COLOR FOR NOW.
THAT COULD EVEN BE DONE WHEN WE DO THE PAD.
YEAH, WE JUST WOULD NEED DIRECTION FROM THE CITY IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.
I FEEL LIKE WE CAN HAVE A VOLUNTEER EFFORT FOR THAT THAT'S A LOW HANGING FOR KIND OF PROJECT.
AND IF WE DID IT ACCORDING TO WHAT THE CITY WOULD DESIRE, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AS A GROUP AND FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, I DO HAVE SOME MONEY THAT, UM, I RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF AN EVENT TO PUT ON AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE THAT MONEY.
IT'S MY OWN PERSONAL MONEY THAT, UM, FOR A GROUP THAT I'M HELPING VOLUNTEER AT.
AND SO I CAN ACTUALLY DO A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THIS EVENT THAT'S FUNDED.
AND I WAS HOPING THAT AT THE SAME TIME WE DO THAT, IF WE COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS THIS SUMMER, LIKE BEFORE JULY 31ST, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FUND THE ABILITY, I HAVE A TENT AND A TABLE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND BRING USED ART SUPPLIES AND SHARE THEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THEM AND TRY OUT NEW MATERIALS AND MAYBE USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE CREATIVE AS A COMMUNITY.
SO THAT WAS, I WOULD, I REALLY THINK LIKE, I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS TO SEE HOW YOU FEEL THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE COULD SUPPORT LIKE YOUR IDEAS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK FOR MAYBE LIKE A TWO HOUR EVENT WHERE WE JUST TALK ABOUT ART AND CELEBRATE HOW GREAT OUR COMMUNITY IS.
IT'S OUR HUNDRED AND 75TH ANNIVERSARY AS A COMMUNITY AND IT'S OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY AS A COUNTRY.
AND IT WOULD JUST BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE A PETALUMA CREATIVE APPROACH TO THESE CELEBRATIONS.
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YEAH, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.UM, UH, YOU AND I HAVE WALKED THAT AND TALKED ABOUT THAT PIECE, YOU KNOW, IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND, UM, YEAH, I DO THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE SCALE OF IT, IF WE'RE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT BACK WALL AND KIND OF BRING A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION TO IT.
UM, THE ONLY COME OUT I'D MAKE WOULD BE, UH, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, WHATEVER THE SHAPE IS, IF IT WAS, UH, LIKE THAT ARCH IS KIND OF COOL.
UM, THERE MAY BE RESEARCH, WE COULD DO IT INTO MARY'S WORKS THAT, UH, WE MIRROR A SHAPE THAT SHE USED A LOT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S IN THE CONTEXT OF HER WORK.
UM, YEAH, WHICH MIGHT BE KIND OF COOL JUST TO CONNECT IT.
I MEAN, IT COULD BE FUNDED, JUST DO A COMMUNITY BASED PROJECT ON IT WHERE I HAVE A, IF WE DETERMINE LIKE A SILHOUETTE OR EVEN USING THE SILHOUETTE OF THE SCULPTURE AND MAKING IT SLIGHTLY LARGER, I HAVE A PROJECTOR, WE CAN MAP IT OUT AND PAINT IT IN.
IT'S, IT'S PRETTY LOW HANGING AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN JUST BE PAINTED OVER IF, IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT.
AND WE WOULD WORK WITH THE CITY.
BUT I, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO LIKE DO SOMETHING THAT'S COMMUNITY DRIVEN HERE WITH THIS.
AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY, IT'S OF THE SCULPTURES.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REFINED AND SIGNIFICANT ONES THAT'S INTACT WITH LITTLE DEBRIS AND INTERFERENCE.
UM, MOVING ON TO THE KELLER STREET PARKING GARAGE, WE ARE COMPLETE WITH THAT.
UM, WE ARE, WE DID GET FEEDBACK THIS WEEK THAT GALLAGHER SENIOR LIVING, WHICH IS BEING BUILT ON PETALUMA BOULEVARD, UM, JUST SOUTH OF THE POLICE, OR I'M SORRY, JUST NORTH OF THE POLICE STATION ON THE WEST HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD.
UM, THEY ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A PUBLIC ART REQUIREMENT, A VALUE OF $177,382 AND 40 CENTS WHEN THEY'RE BUILDING PERMITS ARE OBTAINED IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF 2026.
UM, IN THE PAST, THIS HAS GOTTEN US IN A LITTLE TROUBLE EXPECTING THINGS AND THEN NOT HAVING THEM HAPPEN, BUT THEY HAVE DEMOLISHED THE SITE.
UM, THERE'S A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THE PROJECT.
THEY'RE, WHAT THEY'VE INDICATED TO DATE IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 50% OF THE FUNDS FACILITATE AN ONSITE ARTWORK THAT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY PUBLIC ART.
WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT THIS AND THE WAY OUR ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A SITE THERE THAT'S PUBLICLY OWNED.
AND THIS PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A REAL INVESTMENT STATEMENT, UM, DOWN AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE TO TOWN AND REALLY CREATE LIKE A GATEWAY INTO DOWNTOWN WITH THIS OR SHOULD THEY DECIDE THAT.
SO I THINK IT'S A COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND THEN ALSO GETTING FUNDING OUT OF IT, WHICH IS GREAT.
UM, AND THEN CHERRY SODA IS OUR FINAL ITEM THAT'S AT THEATER SQUARE.
WE'VE GOTTEN REPORTS THAT THE SCULPTURE WAS HAVING SOME REST BREAKTHROUGH, THE, UM, REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE PREVIOUSLY.
AND SO, UM, WE WERE PROVIDED CLEANING PROCEDURE BY THE RESTORE AND SO THAT ALL THEIR PROCEDURE WAS FORWARDED TO REBUILDING TOGETHER WHERE THE CITY HAS A CONTRACT WITH, UM, REBUILDING TOGETHER WORKS TO CLEAN GRAFFITI AND PERFORM ABATEMENT.
AND SO I ASKED FOR QUOTE FOR VERY LIGHT POWER WASHING CLEANSING WITH SPONGES JUST WITH DISHWASHER DETERGENT, ALL TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES AND, UM, WAXING TO THE BASE.
UM, ANY SOLVENTS, ANY SOLVENTS NEEDED FOR GRAFFITI.
THERE'S A LOT OF STICKY STICKERS THAT WERE MOVED.
SO THEY WOULD JUST LIGHTLY CLEAN THAT ACCORDING TO, UM, THE PRESERVATION ARTS SPECIFICATIONS.
AND SO THAT BID CAME IN AT, IT WAS LIKE $541.
AND SO I AM GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UM, BRIAN O COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HAS AGREED THAT, YOU KNOW, IN, IT'S IN THE LAWNS, THE LONGTERM, ITS BEST FOR US TO HAVE THOSE REST AREAS CLEANED AND WAXED AND THEY'RE VERY MINOR RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING IT WHERE IT WILL HAVE THE LIFESPAN, WE'D HOPE FOR IT.
AND SO THAT IS MY FINAL REPORT OUT AS OF THIS MEETING.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PROJECTS? I HAD ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE NATHAN APPLE FENCE.
UH, IS THE FENCE I'VE BEEN, HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE SINCE THEY MOVED ALL THAT.
IS THE FENCE BEEN RE-ERECTED AND IT'S JUST THE EXACT SAME FENCE.
IT WAS JUST MOVED SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE AND HAVE LIKE A, A VISTA TO SEE THE ARCH.
SO WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE PLACEMENTS, WE ACTUALLY CAN SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO ENGAGE THERE.
AT ONE POINT HE WAS EXPLORING A VARIANCE TO MAKE IT SLIGHTLY TALLER AND DO LIKE A STEEL FENCE THAT WOULD SUPPORT MURALS.
THIS CONVERSATION GOES BACK TO 2023.
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THEN THERE WAS THE LOT LINE CONVERSATION, WHICH HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND I THINK IT JUST, AT THIS POINT, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE FORMALIZED.AND THEN, UM, THE SURVEY'S BEEN COMPLETED, ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LOT LINES.
IT'S JUST HASN'T BEEN RECORDED AS FAR AS I KNOW.
AND THEN I'M NOT SURE IF NATHAN'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THAT DESIGN, BUT IF HE DID, HE WAS HOPING TO HAVE MURALS ALONG THE LYNCH CREEK TRAIL.
AND SO I'M JUST KEEPING THAT ON YOUR RADAR.
I JUST WANNA KNOW IF IT WAS STILL IN THE MIX.
WELL, I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT AND FOR PROVIDING SUCH GOOD FEEDBACK AND, UM, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS.
AND I, I'M HOPING THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE MEETINGS, UM, AS I HOPE TO STAY IN THIS ROLE AS, UM, AS YOUR STAFF PERSON AS NEEDED.
BUT WE MAY BE TRANSITIONING TO OTHER STAFF.
AND SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M WORKING, YOU KNOW, FOR SURE UNTIL JULY 31ST TO HELP WRAP UP A LOT OF THESE END PROJECTS AND I REALLY JUST VALUE YOU ALL TREMENDOUSLY.
YOU HAVE, UH, YOU HAVE SHEPHERDED US THROUGH SO MUCH AND, UH, YOU'VE DONE SUCH AMAZING WORK FOR THIS, UH, FOR THE CITY AND FOR ART IN GENERAL.
AND, UH, COULDN'T, UH, IT IS A LOSS IF WE, UH, WE DON'T GET TO WORK WITH YOU ANYMORE.
AND SO I'M DEEPLY SADDENED BY THAT PERSONALLY, AND THE CITY IS, IS LOSING, UH, INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT IS GONNA BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE.
SO, UH, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PUBLICLY AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
I HAVE FAITH THAT WE'VE BUILT STRONG ENOUGH TIES THAT IT'S GONNA, THIS, THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE AND I, I REALLY HAVE FAITH IN YOU ALL.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK.
URIEL HAS BEEN OUR TRUSTEE STAFF PERSON WHO'S FACILITATED THESE MEETINGS AND I REALLY THINK HE'S AWESOME.
I ALSO WANNA THANK ANN DIGGS, UH, FOR BEING OUR CHAIR.
UH, I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO, UH, QUIT THE, NO LONGER BE OUR CHAIR, BUT, UH, SHE'S BEEN, SHE'S BEEN GREAT AND VERY HELPFUL AND UH, SO SHE'S DONE GREAT WORK AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE CAN CLOSE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE SURE I DO IT RIGHT, RIGHT.
UH, WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:05 PM THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND, UH, SEE YOU NEXT TIME.